Structural and thermodynamic characterization of a bioactive peptide model of apolipoprotein E: side-chain lactam bridges to constrain the conformation.
Luo P, Braddock D, Subramanian R, Meredith S, Lynn D. Structural and thermodynamic characterization of a bioactive peptide model of apolipoprotein E: side-chain lactam bridges to constrain the conformation. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 12367-77. PMID: 7918459, DOI: 10.1021/bi00207a003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide-chain lactam bridgePeptide modelsAlpha-helical peptidesLoss of entropyModel peptidesBioactive structuresNMR dataAlpha-helical structureLactam constraintsConformational flexibilityLactam bridgeKcal/Thermodynamic characterizationAlpha-helical domainBiological activityPlasma lipoprotein clearanceUnfolded stateCell surface receptorsBiological functionsPeptidesSurface receptorsStructureResiduesCentral bendCritical role