Protein evolution: intrinsic preferences in peptide bond formation: a computational and experimental analysis |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Subramania?RanganathanEmail author Dinabandhu?Kundu S?D?Vudayagiri |
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Institution: | (1) Discovery Laboratory, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, 500 007 Hyderabad, India;(2) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, 560 064 Bangalore, India;(3) Department of Chemistry, Scottish Church College, 700 006 Kolkota, India |
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Abstract: | Two possibilities exist for the evolution of individual enzymes/proteins from a milieu of amino acids, one based on preference
and selectivity and the other on the basis of random events. Logic is overwhelmingly in favour of the former. By protein data
base analysis and experiments, we have provided data to show the manifestation of two types of preferences, namely, the choice
of the neighbour and its acceptance from the amino end (left) or the carboxyl end (right). The study tends to show that if
the 20 proteinous amino acids were made to combine in water, the resulting profile would be nonrandom. Such selectivity could
be a factor in protein evolution.
Dedicated to the memory of Darshan Ranganathan. |
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Keywords: | Analysis experiments peptide neighbour preferences |
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