Use of disulfide "staples" to stabilize beta-sheet quaternary structure

Org Lett. 2009 Jul 16;11(14):3000-3. doi: 10.1021/ol901015a.

Abstract

This Letter reports the use of disulfide linkages to stabilize a beta-sheet dimer with a well-defined structure in aqueous and dimethyl sulfoxide solutions. In this dimer, two cyclic beta-sheet peptides are connected by disulfide linkages at the non-hydrogen-bonded rings. The cyclic beta-sheet "domains" interact through hydrogen bonding to form a four-stranded beta-sheet structure. This interaction results in enhanced folding of the cyclic beta-sheet peptides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Dipeptides / chemistry
  • Disulfides / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary / drug effects*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Dipeptides
  • Disulfides
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Water
  • cysteinylcysteine