Although taurine-dipeptides containing an acidic α-amino acid (Glu or Asp) have been proposed to exist in the central nervous system, it is not yet clear how the acidic amino acid is linked with taurine in the peptides. This study aimed to analyze the mode of linkage of such peptides through analysis of their spectral data, such as proton nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectra. Four pairs of taurine-oligopeptides (1-8) containing one acidic α-amino acid were examined, and spattered ion mass spectrometry B/E linked scan mass spectrometry was proved to be most useful to distinguish each pair of isomers. Further, immunochemical examination indiated that all the oligopeptides (1-8) synthesized by the conventional coupling method were highly cross-reactive with antisera against taurine and against γGlu-Tau.
尽管已有提议认为中枢神经系统中存在含有酸性
α-氨基酸(Glu或Asp)的
牛磺酸二肽,但目前尚不清楚这种酸性
氨基酸是如何与
牛磺酸在肽中相连的。本研究旨在通过分析其光谱数据,如质子核磁共振和质谱,来探讨这类肽的连接模式。我们检查了四对含有一个酸性
α-氨基酸的
牛磺酸寡肽(1-8),并证明喷雾离子质谱B/E链扫描质谱法在区分每一对异构体时最为有效。进一步的免疫
化学检验表明,通过常规偶联方法合成的所有寡肽(1-8)均与针对
牛磺酸和γGlu-Tau的抗血清高度交叉反应。