Studies of Tertiary Structures of Mastoparan B and Alanine Analogues by NMR Spectroscopy

  • Kyeunghee Yu (Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kang, Shin-Won (Department of Chemistry, Pusan University) ;
  • Park, Nam-Gyu (Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kim, Yangmee (Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University)
  • Published : 1999.06.01

Abstract

Mastoparan B (MP-B), an antimicrobial cationic tetradecapeptide amide isolated from the venom of the hornet Vespa basalis, is an amphiphilic ${\alpha}$-helical peptide. In order to study the relationship between the structure and biological activity, we used the three analogues by replacing amino acids with alanine (4LysAla: 4MP-B, 12-LYsAla: 12MP-B, 9TrpAla: 9Mp-B).(omitted)

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