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Discrete Stacked Dimers of Aromatic Oligoamide Helices.

ABSTRACT: Tight binding was observed between the C-terminal cross section of aromatic oligoamide helices in aqueous solution, leading to the formation of discrete head-to-head dimers in slow exchange on the NMR timescale with the corresponding monomers. The nature and structure of the dimers was evidenced by 2D NOESY and DOSY spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. The binding interface involves a large hydrophobic aromatic surface and hydrogen bonding. Dimerization requires that helices have the same handedness and the presence of a C-terminal carboxy function. The protonation state of the carboxy group plays a crucial role, resulting in pH dependence of the association. Dimerization is also influenced by neighboring side chains and can be programmed to selectively produce heteromeric aggregates.

SUBMITTER: Bindl D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305948 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

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Discrete Stacked Dimers of Aromatic Oligoamide Helices.

Bindl Daniel D Mandal Pradeep K PK Allmendinger Lars L Huc Ivan I

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20220128 11

Tight binding was observed between the C-terminal cross section of aromatic oligoamide helices in aqueous solution, leading to the formation of discrete head-to-head dimers in slow exchange on the NMR timescale with the corresponding monomers. The nature and structure of the dimers was evidenced by 2D NOESY and DOSY spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography. The binding interface involves a large hydrophobic aromatic surface and hydrogen bonding. Dimerization requires that helice ...[more]

PMID: 34962351

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