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From Proteopedia
Structure and membrane interactions of the antibiotic peptide dermadistinctin k by solution and oriented 15N and 31P solid-state NMR spectroscopy
Structural highlights
FunctionDRS1_PHYDS Has antibacterial activity against the Gram-positive bacteria S.aureus and E.faecalis, and the Gram-negative bacteria P.aeruginosa and E.coli. Has antiprotozoal activity against T.cruzi. Has antifungal activity against the yeasts C.tropicalis (MIC=10.1 uM), C.guilliermondii (MIC=20.3 uM), C.albicans (MIC=20.3 uM) and C.albicans ATCC 1023 (MIC=10.1 uM). Decreases viability of murine peritoneal cells. Fuses to, and disrupts liposomes.[1] [2] [3] [4] Publication Abstract from PubMedDD K, a peptide first isolated from the skin secretion of the Phyllomedusa distincta frog, has been prepared by solid-phase chemical peptide synthesis and its conformation was studied in trifluoroethanol/water as well as in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate and dodecylphosphocholine micelles or small unilamellar vesicles. Multidimensional solution NMR spectroscopy indicates an alpha-helical conformation in membrane environments starting at residue 7 and extending to the C-terminal carboxyamide. Furthermore, DD K has been labeled with (15)N at a single alanine position that is located within the helical core region of the sequence. When reconstituted into oriented phosphatidylcholine membranes the resulting (15)N solid-state NMR spectrum shows a well-defined helix alignment parallel to the membrane surface in excellent agreement with the amphipathic character of DD K. Proton-decoupled (31)P solid-state NMR spectroscopy indicates that the peptide creates a high level of disorder at the level of the phospholipid headgroup suggesting that DD K partitions into the bilayer where it severely disrupts membrane packing. Structure and membrane interactions of the antibiotic peptide dermadistinctin K by multidimensional solution and oriented 15N and 31P solid-state NMR spectroscopy.,Verly RM, de Moraes CM, Resende JM, Aisenbrey C, Bemquerer MP, Pilo-Veloso D, Valente AP, Almeida FC, Bechinger B Biophys J. 2009 Mar 18;96(6):2194-203. PMID:19289046[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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