ISSN:
1600-5740
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
L-Val-L-Gln crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P21212 with a = 16.419 (3), b = 15.309 (3) and c = 4.708 (1) Å. The final wR(Fo2) is 0.100 for 2044 independent reflections, R(Fo) = 0.050 for 1475 reflections with I 〉 2.0σ(I). L-Glu-L-Val crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21 with a = 6.487 (2), b = 5.505 (2), c = 16.741 (4) Å and β = 97.22 (2)°. The final wR(FFo2) is 0.111 for 1920 independent reflections, R(Fo) = 0.047 for 1576 reflections with I 〉 2.0σ(I). Molecular geometries are normal, except for a unique eclipsed orientation of the charged amino group of L-Glu-L-Val. Dipeptides with a N-terminal hydrophobic residue and C-terminal hydrophilic residue are shown to have crystal packing patterns fundamentally different from those of dipeptides with the same types of residues in reversed order. Accordingly, the structure of L-Val-L-Glu [Eggleston (1984). Acta Cryst. C40, 1250 –1252] is rather similar to L-Val-L-Gln, but different from its retroanalogue L-Glu-L-Val. Nevertheless, the pairing of hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors is the same for L-Val-L-Glu and L-Glu-L-Val, indicating very distinct hydrogen-bonding preferences. This is the first demonstration of such a coincidence among dipeptide structures. The differences between L-Val-L-Glu and L-Val-L-Gln structures stem from modifications of the molecular geometry and cell parameters due to the formation of an additional hydrogen bond from the extra donor in the L-Gln side chain.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0108768196006817
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