Establishing isostructural metal substitution in metalloproteins using 1H NMR, circul
 

Establishing isostructural metal substitution in metalloproteins using 1H NMR, circular dichroism, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

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Protein Sci. 1995 Aug;4(8):1571-6

Authors: Pountney DL, Henehan CJ, Vasák M

Far-UV CD, 1H-NMR, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy are three of the most commonly used methods for the determination of protein secondary structure composition. These methods are compared and evaluated as a means of establishing isostructural metal substitution in metalloproteins, using the crystallographically defined rubredoxin from Desulfovibrio gigas and its well-characterized cadmium derivative as a model system. It is concluded that analysis of the FTIR spectrum of the protein amide I resonance represents the most facile and generally applicable method of determining whether the overall structure of a metalloprotein has been altered upon metal reconstitution. This technique requires relatively little biological material (ca. 300 micrograms total protein) and, unlike either CD or 1H-NMR spectroscopy, is unaffected by the presence of different metal ions, thus allowing the direct comparison of FTIR spectra before and after metal substitution.

PMID: 8520483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]



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