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In the 1H NMR spectra obtained at 360 MHz after digital resolution enhancement, the multiplet resonances of the methyl groups in the basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) were resolved. With suitable double irradiation techniques the individual methyl resonances were assigned to the different types of aliphatic amino acid residues. Furthermore, from pH titration and comparison of the native protein with chemically modified BPTI, the resonance lines of Ala 16 in the active site and Ala 58 at the C-terminus were identified. Potential applications of the resolved methyl resonances as natural NMR probes for studies of the molecular conformations are discussed.
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De Marco, A., Tschesche, H., Wagner, G. et al. 1H NMR studies at 360 Mhz of the methyl groups in native and chemically modified basic pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI). Biophys. Struct. Mechanism 3, 303–315 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00535703
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