The heptadecapeptide corresponding to the entire amino acid sequence of melaninconcentrating hormone (MCH), isolated from chum salmon pituitaries, was synthesized by successive condensation of four peptide fragments and the N-terminal amino acid, i. e., Boc-(14-17)-OBzl, Boc-(9-13)-OH, Boc-(5-8)-NHNH2, Boc-(2-4)-NHNH2 and Boc-Asp (OBzl)-OH, followed by deprotection with 1 M trifluoromethanesulfonic acid-thioanisole in trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and disulfide formation through the S-sulfonate. When melanin-concentrating activity was measured on a tilapia scale, the minimum effective concentration of the synthetic peptide was equivalent to that of natural salmon MCH (1nM).
Phytochelatin (PC)-related peptides were prepared by a conventional solution method and their heavy metal-binding properties were examined. Different from the Cu2+ and Cu+ -binding properties of metallothionein (MT)-related peptides, the Cu2+ and Cu+ -binding properties of PC-related peptides were fairly dependent on structure. It is of interest that gamma-Glu-Cys-Gly (glutathione) exhibited quite
Amino acids and peptides. IX. Synthesis of cysteine-containing peptide fragments related to human hepatic metallothionein II (hMT II) and determination of their heavy metal-binding properties.
作者:NORIYA OHTA、YOSHIO OKADA、KEIICHI TANAKA
DOI:10.1248/cpb.31.3094
日期:——
Eight kinds of cysteine-containing peptides related to human hepatic metallothionein were synthesized by conventional methods. The metal-binding properties of these peptides with Zn2+ and Cd2+ were indicated by an increase of ultraviolet absorbance resulting from mercaptide formation. The Cd-binding activities of various peptides obtained here were assessed by measuring the increase in absorbance of mercaptide at 250 nm as a function of the concentration of Cd. The binding abilities of the peptides with Cd differed substancially.
Amino acids and peptides. VIII. Synthesis of a hexacosapeptide corresponding to the C-terminal sequence 36-61 of human metallothionein II (hMT II) and determination of its heavy metal binding activity.
作者:NORIYA OHTA、YOSHIO OKADA、KEIICHI TANAKA
DOI:10.1248/cpb.31.1885
日期:——
A C-terminal hexacosapeptide corresponding to residues 36-61 of human liver metallothionein (hMT II) was synthesized by the fragment condensation method using the azide procedure. Protecting groups were removed by the methanesulfonic acid (MSA) method or hydrogen fluoride (HF) method to give the desired peptide. The binding ability of this peptide with Cd and Zn was examined by measuring the absorbance in the ultraviolet region (200-260 nm) as a function of heavy metal concentration and by the gel-filtration method. The heavy metal-binding behavior of this peptide is quite similar to that of thionein.
使用叠氮化物程序通过片段缩合法合成了对应于人肝金属硫蛋白(hMT II)的残基36-61的C端六肽。通过甲磺酸(MSA)法或氟化氢(HF)法去除保护基,得到所需的肽。通过测量紫外区(200-260 nm)的吸光度作为重金属浓度的函数并通过凝胶过滤方法检查该肽与 Cd 和 Zn 的结合能力。该肽的重金属结合行为与硫因非常相似。
Amino acids and peptides. XXVI. Synthesis of Agaricus bisporus metallothionein and related peptides and examination of their heavy metal-binding properties.
pentacosapeptide corresponding to the entire aminoacid sequence of Agaricus bisporus metallothionein (MT) and related cysteine-containing peptides were prepared by the conventional solution method and their heavy metal-binding properties were examined. The Cu2(+)- or Cu(+)-binding activities of various peptides were not greatly dependent on the peptide structure, so far as examined, although the pentacosapeptide