Non-linear hydrophobic-induced pKa shifts: Implications for efficiency of conversion to chemical energy
作者:Dan W. Urry、D. Channe Gowda、Shao Qing Peng、Timothy M. Parker
DOI:10.1016/0009-2614(95)00442-7
日期:1995.6
Phe residues, a non-linear hydrophobic-induced pKa shift was observed with a ΔpKa of 0.4 (Asp) and 0.3 (Glu) on addition to 2 Phe residues per 30mer but with a ΔpKa of 4.7 (Asp) and 2.7 (Glu) on going from 4 Phe/30mer to 5 Phe/30mer. As a shift in pKa can be equivalent to the conversion to chemical energy from whatever energy input — mechanical, chemical, electrochemical, pressure or light — which effects
通过在能够显示疏水折叠和组装过渡的聚三糖肽中每三十个残基使用一个Asp或一个Glu,并将五个Val残基中的一组(最接近Asp或Glu残基)逐步转变为疏水性更高的Phe残基,非线性疏水诱导的p ķ一个移位用观察到Δ p ķ一个上除了每30聚体,但用2个的Phe残基的0.4(ASP)和0.3(谷氨酸)Δ p ķ一个4.7(ASP)和2.7 (Glu)从4 Phe / 30mer升至5 Phe / 30mer。作为p K a的偏移可以等同于从任何能量输入(机械,化学,电化学,压力或光能)转化为化学能,这会影响疏水性的变化,非线性疏水诱导的p K a位移意味着能量转化的效率随着蛋白质基聚合物的疏水性。