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  • Title: Separation of D-amino acid-containing peptide phenylseptin using 3,3'-phenyl-1,1'-binaphthyl-18-crown-6-ether columns.
    Author: Kawamura I, Mijiddorj B, Kayano Y, Matsuo Y, Ozawa Y, Ueda K, Sato H.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta Proteins Proteom; 2020 Aug; 1868(8):140429. PubMed ID: 32298805.
    Abstract:
    Several D-amino acid-containing peptides (DAACPs) with antimicrobial, cardio-excitatory, or neuronal activities have been found in several species. Here, we demonstrated the chiral separation of the antimicrobial peptide diastereomers, D-phenylseptin and L-phenylseptin using (S) and (R) 3,3'-phenyl-1,1'-binaphthyl-18-crown-6-ether columns (CR-I (+) and CR-I (-), respectively) and also investigated the underlying mechanism. First, using D-amino acid-containing tripeptide Phe-Phe-Phe-OH, we found that CR-I (+) could be used to recognize diastereomeric tripeptides containing an L-amino acid as the first residue. On the contrary, CR-I (-) enabled separation of a series of diastereomers with D-amino acid as the first residue. Therefore, we achieved separation of the stereoisomers using the chiral columns depending on the position of the D- amino acid in the peptide and demonstrated the orthogonality of separations of the chiral columns. Then, using CR-I (+), we separated amphibian antimicrobial peptide diastereomers, L- and D-phenylseptin, which have the sequences, L-Phe-L-Phe-L-Phe and L-Phe-D-Phe-L-Phe at their N-termini, respectively. In order to understand the host-guest interactions, we performed molecular dynamics simulations for L-Phe-L-Phe-L-Phe tripeptide-CR-I molecule complex systems. Three hydrogen bonds between the N-terminal amine group -NH3+ and the crown ether oxygens were the dominant interactions. The hydrophobic interactions between phenyl-rings in the chiral selector unit of CR-I (+) and the side chains of 2nd and 3rd residues of the peptide also contributed to the affinity. Our results show that the CR-I (+)-column can be applied for the separation of endogenous DAACPs generated by the post-translational modification.
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