amino acids and the primary structure of proteins
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Amino Acids and the Primary Structure of Proteins. Important biological functions of proteins 1. Enzymes, the biochemical catalysts 2. Storage and transport of biochemical molecules 3. Physical cell support and shape (tubulin, actin, collagen) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Amino Acids and the Amino Acids and the Primary Structure of ProteinsPrimary Structure of Proteins
Important biological functions of proteins
1. Enzymes, the biochemical catalysts
2. Storage and transport of biochemical molecules
3. Physical cell support and shape (tubulin, actin, collagen)
4. Mechanical movement (flagella, mitosis, muscles)
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Amino Acids and the Amino Acids and the Primary Structure of ProteinsPrimary Structure of Proteins
5. Decoding cell information (translation, regulation of gene expression)
6. Hormones or hormone receptors (regulation of cellular processes)
7. Other specialized functions (antibodies, toxins etc)
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Zwitterionic form of amino Zwitterionic form of amino acidsacids
• Under normal cellular conditions amino acids are zwitterions (dipolar ions):
Amino group = -NH3+
Carboxyl group = -COO-
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Two representations of an amino Two representations of an amino acid at neutral pHacid at neutral pH
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Titration Curve for Titration Curve for AlanineAlanine
• Titration curves are used to determine pKa values
• pK1 = 2.4
• pK2 = 9.9
• pIAla = isoelectric point
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Aliphatic R Groups
• Glycine (Gly, G) - the -carbon is not chiral since there are two H’s attached (R=H)
• Four amino acids have saturated side chains:
Alanine (Ala, A) Valine (Val, V)
Leucine (Leu, L) Isoleucine (Ile, I)
• Proline (Pro, P) 3-carbon chain connects -C and N
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Stereoisomers of IsoleucineStereoisomers of Isoleucine
• Ile has 2 chiral carbons, 4 possible stereoisomers
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Aromatic Amino AcidsAromatic Amino Acids
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Methionine and CysteineMethionine and Cysteine
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Formation of CystineFormation of Cystine
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Histidine, Lysine, and ArginineHistidine, Lysine, and Arginine
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Aspartate, GlutamateAspartate, GlutamateAsparagine, GlutamineAsparagine, Glutamine
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Peptide Chain NomenclaturePeptide Chain Nomenclature
• Amino acid “residues” compose peptide chains
• Peptide chains are numbered from the N (amino) terminus to the C (carboxyl) terminus
• Example: (N) Gly-Arg-Phe-Ala-Lys (C) (or GRFAK)
• Formation of peptide bonds eliminates the ionizable -carboxyl and -amino groups of the free amino acids
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Peptide SequencingPeptide SequencingEdmann DegradationEdmann Degradation
H2NN
NN
O
H
R2
O
H
R3
O
H
R4
OR1
N C S
R1 NN
N
O
H
R2
O
H
R3
O
H
R4
ONH2
N C S
HO
H
HO
H
H
R1 NN
N
O
H
R2
O
H
R3
O
H
R4
OHN
N C S
H
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Edmann Degradation (cont.)Edmann Degradation (cont.)
R1 NN
N
O
H
R2
O
H
R3
O
H
R4
OHN
N C S
H
CF3COOH
N
S
O
R1
NH C6H5
H
H3NN
N
R2
O
H
R3
O
H
R4
O
+
HO
H
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Edmann Degradation (cont.)Edmann Degradation (cont.)
N
S
O
R1
NH C6H5
H
HO
H
NS
O
R1
NH C6H5
H
OH
NN
O
R1
SH
OH
C6H5
H
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Edmann Degradation (cont.)Edmann Degradation (cont.)
NS
O
R1
NH C6H5
H
OH
NN
O
R1
SH
OH
C6H5
H
N
N
O
C6H5
S
R1
H
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Cleaving Disulfide bonds andCleaving Disulfide bonds andProtecting the thiols formedProtecting the thiols formed
• Disulfide bonds in proteins must be cleaved:
(1) To permit isolation of the PTH-cysteine during the Edman procedure
(2) To separate peptide chains
• Treatment with thiol compounds reduces the (R-S-S-R) cystine bond to two cysteine (R-SH) residues
• Thiols are protected with iodoacetate
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Further Protein Sequencing Further Protein Sequencing StrategiesStrategies
• Proteins may be too large to be sequenced completely by the Edman method
• Proteases (enzymes cleaving peptide bonds) and chemical agents are used to selectively cleave the protein into smaller fragments
• Cyanogen bromide (BrCN) cleaves polypeptides at the C-terminus of Met residues
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Protease EnzymesProtease Enzymescleave specific peptide bondscleave specific peptide bonds
• Chymotrypsin - carbonyl side of aromatic or bulky noncharged aliphatic residues (e.g. Phe, Tyr, Trp, Leu)
• Trypsin - carbonyl side, basic residues (Lys,Arg).
• Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease - carbonyl side of negatively charged residues (Glu, Asp). NOTE: in 50mM ammonium bicarbonate cleaves only at Glu.