U.S.-Hungary Cooperative Research: Conformational Analysis of Biologically Active Peptides and Proteins in Solution and Gas Phases

这项由亚利桑那大学的Victor Hruby和德布勒森大学的Katalin Kover共同完成的美国-匈牙利研究项目主要研究生物活性肽的功能。具体来说，寡肽、肽模拟物、蛋白质和肽蛋白复合物在溶液和气相中的构象和动力学将使用多维核磁共振、串联质谱和理论方法进行检查。研究人员打算研究三维结构和分子动力学在多肽和蛋白质的生物活性中的作用，以便更好地理解合成的寡肽、蛋白质和多肽-蛋白质复合物的行为。如果成功的话，结果可能会产生新的信息，从而导致拟肽化合物的定义，这些拟肽化合物在试剂或药物开发中具有潜在的用途。该生物物理学研究项目通过使美国和中欧的专家能够在共同感兴趣和能力强的领域结合互补的人才和共享研究资源，实现了推进科学知识的计划目标。

This U.S.-Hungary research project between Victor Hruby of the University of Arizona and Katalin Kover of the University of Debrecen features the study of bioactive peptide function. Specifically, conformations and dynamics of oligopeptides, peptide mimetics, proteins and peptide protein complexes in both the solution and gas phases will be examined using multi-dimensional NMR, tandem mass spectrometry and theoretical methods. The researchers intend to examine the role of three-dimensional structures and molecular dynamics in the biological activity of peptides and proteins with the goal of better understanding the behavior of synthetic oligopeptides, proteins and peptide-protein complexes. If successful, results may yield new information leading to the definition of peptidomimetic compounds that are potentially useful as reagents or in drug development.This biophysics research project fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling experts in the United States and Central Europe to combine complementary talents and share research resources inn areas of strong mutual interest and competence.