A theoretical and experimental case study of the hydrogen bonding predilection of S-methylcysteine

S-containing amino acids can lead to two types of local NH···S interactions which bridge backbone NH sites to the side chain to form either intra- or inter-residue H-bonds. The present work reports on the conformational preferences of S-methyl-L-cysteine, Cys(Me), using a variety of investigating tools, ranging from quantum chemistry simulations, gas-phase UV and IR laser spectroscopy, and solution state IR and NMR spectroscopies, on model compounds comprising one or two Cys(Me) residues. We demonstrate that in gas phase and in low polarity solution, the C- and N-capped model compound for one Cys(Me) residue adopts a preferred C5-C6γ conformation which combines an intra-residue N-H···O=C backbone interaction (C5) and an inter-residue N-H···S interaction implicating the side-chain sulfur atom (C6γ). In contrast, the dominant conformation of the C- and N-capped model compound featuring two consecutive Cys(Me) residues is a regular type I β-turn. This structure is incompatible with concomitant C6γ interactions, which are no longer in evidence. Instead, C5γ interactions occur, that are fully consistent with the turn geometry and additionally stabilize the structure. Comparison with the thietane amino acid Attc, which exhibits a rigid cyclic side chain, pinpoints the significance of side chain flexibility for the specific conformational behavior of Cys(Me).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Amino acids - 53(2021), 4 vom: 16. Apr., Seite 621-633

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mundlapati, Venkateswara Rao [VerfasserIn]
Imani, Zeynab [VerfasserIn]
Goldsztejn, Gildas [VerfasserIn]
Gloaguen, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Brenner, Valérie [VerfasserIn]
Le Barbu-Debus, Katia [VerfasserIn]
Zehnacker-Rentien, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Baltaze, Jean-Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Robin, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Mons, Michel [VerfasserIn]
Aitken, David J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

A34I1H07YM
Conformation
Cysteine
Gas-phase spectroscopy
Gases
Journal Article
K848JZ4886
NH···S H-bond
Quantum chemistry
S-containing amino acids
S-methylcysteine
Solutions

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Date Completed 19.11.2021

Date Revised 19.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00726-021-02967-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322994985