Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 30, Issue 2, 458(2010)
Study on Conformation Transitions of Trichokonin Ⅵ, a Peptaibol-Like Antimicrobial Peptide, in Different Solvents by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Trichokonin Ⅵ, a peptaibol-like antimicrobial peptides isolated from the cultured substrates of trichoderma koningii SMF2, has 20 amino acid residues. The conformational flexibility of trichokonin Ⅵ in organic solvents with different polarities, aqueous solvents and membrane mimic solvents was studied by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Trichokonin Ⅵ takes on a typical α-helical structure in different organic solvents, but helicity decreases in aqueous solvent. The helical content increases with increasing the concentration of TFE up to 30%. In phosphate buffered saline, the CD spectrum of trichokonin Ⅵ is concentration dependent, and the intensity of the peaks increases with increasing the concentration of trichokonin Ⅵ. SDS induces a significant transition towards a helix formation, and the CD spectra in membrane mimic solvents increase helicity compared with those recorded without membrane mimic solvents, suggesting the interaction of the peptides with the membrane.
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DONG Xiao-wei, SONG Xiao-yan, SHI Mei, ZHANG Yu-zhong. Study on Conformation Transitions of Trichokonin Ⅵ, a Peptaibol-Like Antimicrobial Peptide, in Different Solvents by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2010, 30(2): 458
Received: Sep. 9, 2009
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jul. 23, 2010
The Author Email: Xiao-yan SONG (chm_songxy@ujn.edu.cn)
CSTR:32186.14.