Morphology and structure of γ-benzyl-l-glutamate copolymerized with l-phenylalanine, l-valine and l-alanine |
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Authors: | Yoshiko Tajima James M Anderson PH Geil |
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Institution: | Department of Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA |
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Abstract: | Observation of random copolypeptides of γ-benzyl-l-glutamate with l-phenylalanine, l-valine and l-alanine was carried out in an electron microscope with samples cast from dilute solution. The relationship between the morphology and the molecular conformation in solution was studied with mixed solvents composed of chloroform and trifluoroacetic acid; these show a preference for α-helix and random coil, respectively. From the solutions in which molecules take α-helical conformation, fibrous films of nematic structure were formed. From random coil solutions discrete precipitates with folded molecules such as lamellar single crystals, piles of lamellae and structureless particles were formed. A copolypeptide containing l-valine in sufficiently large quantity to form β-structure also showed a variation in morphology with solvent, from films to discrete precipitates. It is suggested that the change in stiffness of the molecules contributes to the morphological variation. |
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