mating-factor and imidazole

mating-factor has been researched along with imidazole* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for mating-factor and imidazole

ArticleYear
Interactions of α-Factor-1, a Yeast Pheromone, and Its Analogue with Copper(II) Ions and Low-Molecular-Weight Ligands Yield Very Stable Complexes.
    Inorganic chemistry, 2016, Aug-15, Volume: 55, Issue:16

    α-Factor-1 (WHWLQLKPGQPMY), a peptidic pheromone of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, contains a XHX type copper(II) binding N-terminal site. Using a soluble analogue, WHWSKNR-amide, we demonstrated that the W(1)H(2)W(3) site alone binds copper(II) with a Kd value of 0.18 pM at pH 7.4 and also binds imidazole (Im) in a ternary complex (Kd of 1 mM at pH 7.4). This interaction boosts the ability of the peptide to sequester copper(II) depending on the Im concentration up to a subfemtomolar range, not available for any oligopeptidic system studied before. Therefore, α-factor-1 and other XHX-type peptides are likely copper(II) carriers in biological systems.

    Topics: Amides; Binding Sites; Circular Dichroism; Copper; Imidazoles; Ligands; Mating Factor; Protein Conformation; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

2016