Backbone assignment

Figure 4 Sequential assignment of the backbone atoms for the segment Pro-109 to Val-113 of inhibited sfSTR by 4-D HCANNH and 4-D HCA(CO)NNH. Four planes are shown from each spectrum. The assigned backbone atoms are indicated in (A). In (B) the upper four planes in solid lines are from the 4-D HCANNH and the lower four planes in dashed lines are from the 4-D HCA(CO)NNH. The chemical shifts for the four correlated nuclei in each case are shown. The correlations continue for the segment Pro-109 to Pro-129. As Pro lacks a protonated N, this residue serves as a "stop" signal. The correlation of 19 residues with Pro at the N- and C-terminal ends is unique for this segment in the sequence of sfSTR, therefore these backbone atoms are specifically assigned without having to further assign side chain atoms. (From Ref. 5.)...

The previously described PPAs poly-(/ )-l and poly-(S )-l containing (/ )- and (5)-phenylglycine methyl ester pendants (PGME) [1] were the first polymers chosen to test the potential control of the helicity by complexation with metal cations. Due to the presence of the stereogenic centre, each of these enantiomeric polymers had shown by circular dichroism (CD) a defined, but not assigned, backbone helicity, determined by the pendant. 

To summarise in authentic tasks, we have established that stmcture-property relations can be described by a dynamic system of stmctures, properties and their interrelations. Within the limits of our study we have derived a generalised conceptual schema, which we expect to be useful to teach macro-micro problems in which stmcture-property relations can be explicitly used (Figs. 9.2, 9.3 and 9.4). The system of nested stmctures, systematically assigned to appropriate scales, and the properties of the different stmctural components reveal a conceptual schema necessary for macro-micro thinking. The system of relevant nested stmctures and the explicit relations between stmctures and properties form the backbone of macro-micro reasoning. Depending on the task, a number of different meso-levels are relevant and... 

The required acid sensitivity can be achieved by preparing polymers with ortho ester linkages in their backbone. The first poly-(ortho ester) has been described in a series of patents by Choi and Heller (3-6), assigned to the ALZA corporation. These proprietary materials were first designated with the trade name Chronomer and later Alzamer. They are prepared by a transesterification as follows ... 

The partial backbone assignment of the catalytic domain of protein kinase A (PKA) using a combination of NMR techniques was reported in 2004 [51]. This represented the first reported NMR assignment of any protein kinase catalytic domain. Backbone resonance assignment of the 42kDa protein was achieved using a combination of triple-labelled ( H, N)... 

The authors expressed PKA consisting of 353 amino acids, of which eight are prolines. Resonances of 274 backbone amide peaks were visible in the spectrum, of which 191 were assigned. It was possible to assign resonances for the N- and C-terminal sequences, the majority of the N-lobe, including the glycine-rich loop, and most of the solvent-exposed residues of the C-lobe. This enabled a determination of the structure for the more flexible parts of the structure. However, many correlations were missing for the... 

Determination of the catalytically active species derived from 1 in solution. Spectrophotoraetric titration of the backbone ligand 5 with copper(II) acetate in methanol revealed formation of a dinuclear copper(ll) complex species Cu2L.3h(OAc) above a 1 2 molar ratio. A mononuclear copper(ll) species CuL 2h (6) dominates at a 1 1 molar ratio of 5 and copper(ll) acetate. Control experiments for the assignment of putative structures based on the obtained spectroscopic data included a UVA is spectroscopic titration of 5 with anhydrous sodium acetate in the presence of copper(ll) chloride and revealed that acetate is necessary for the formation of a copper (11) complex in methanol. The composition of 1 in methanol is the same as determined by elemental analysis for the sohd state. 

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Zhang O, Kay LE, Olivier JP, Forman-Kay JD. Backbone 11 and 15N resonance assignments of the N-terminal SFI3 domain of drk in folded and unfolded states using enhanced sensitivity pulsed field gradient NMR techniques. J Biol NMR 1994 4 845-858. 

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