NMR OF SILK FIBROIN .2. C-13 NMR-STUDY OF THE CHAIN DYNAMICS AND SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF BOMBYX-MORI SILK FIBROIN
NMR OF SILK FIBROIN .2. C-13 NMR-STUDY OF THE CHAIN DYNAMICS AND SOLUTION STRUCTURE OF BOMBYX-MORI SILK FIBROIN
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DOI:
10.1021/ma00135a017
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
MINAGAWA, H
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作者:
ASAKURA, T;WATANABE, Y;MINAGAWA, H
13C NMR spectroscopy has been applied to the chain dynamics of B. mori silk fibroin in solution and the silk fibroin stored in the silk gland of the intact silkworm. All the peaks were sharp except for the C “and C= 0 peaks of the Gly residue and the C= 0 peak of the Ala residue: a slight splitting was observed for these latter peaks, indicating sensitivity to the aminoacid sequence of the silk fibroin. The aminoacid composition determined by 13C NMR spectroscopy was very close to that for silk fibroin determined from amino acid analysis, indicating that both domains, ie, crystalline and noncrystalline, in the fibrous protein were observed in thespectrum. The mean correlation times of the segmental motion, determined from the spin-lattice relaxation times and nuclear Overhauser enhancements of the Ala, Gly, and Ser C “carbons assuming a log x2 distribution model, were of the order of 10-10 s at 40 C. Moreover, the width parameter, p, in the model was determined to be 11-14, indicating a broad distribution of correlation times. These are typical of a random coil polymer. The rate of internal rotation around the C “-C^ bond decreases in the order Ala, Ser, Tyr. Theside-chain motion is strongly hindered for the Tyr residue although the pK „value for Tyr OH deprotonation indicates absence of intra-or intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the OH group and any amino acid residues of the silk fibroin. A decrease in the Tx values and an increase of the mean correlation times of the segmental motion were observed with increasing concentration. This is discussed in relation to the appearance of the silk I type conformation accompanying theaggregation of the chain.