• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2001

Over half of all biologically active peptide and peptide hormones are $\alpha$-amidated at their C-terminus, which is essential for their full biological activities. Amidation is accomplished through the sequential reaction of the two enzymes encoded by the single bifunctional, peptidyl-glycine $\alpha$-amidating monooxygenase (PAM or an $\alpha$-amidating enzyme). PAM catalyze the forma - tion of a peptide amide from peptide precursors that include a C-terminal glycine, and requires copper molecular oxygen and ascorbate. PAM is the only enzyme that produces peptide amides in vivo. However various strategies utilizing PAM, carboxypeptidase-Y enzymes, and chemical syn-thesis have been developed for producing peptide amides in vitro. The growing need and impor-tance of peptide amide drugs has highlighted the necessity for a efficient in vitro amidating sys-tem for industrial application for the production of peptide hormones, like calcitonin and oxytocin. This review presents the current situation regarding amidation with a special emphasis on the in-dustrial production or peptide hormones.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.75-84
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• 1970

蛋白質의 放射線分解의 기작을 밝히는 연구의 일환으로, 특히 peptide 結合의 분해의 기작을 구명하기 위하여 Glycylglycylglycine의 水溶液과 固體를 酸素의 존재하에서와 無酸素하에서 r 線을 조사하여 分解生成物을 여지크로마토그라프로 분리하였고, carbonyl 化合物과 amide를 각각 分光光度法과 微凉摘定法으로 정량하였으나 放射線障害를 평가하기 위하여 赤外線 spectrum과 紫外線 spectrum을 얻어 검토하였다. 水溶液과 固體에 있어서의 peptide 結合의 분해기작은 근본적인 차이가 있는 것으로 여겨지며, 전자에서는 월등하게 분해가 많이 일어난데 반해서 후자에서는 무시할 정도에 지나지 않았다. 한편, 水溶液의 경우 酸素의 유무에 따라 현저한 영향은 보이지 않았으나 無酸素하에서는 遊離基의 再結合이 일어나는 점이 특기할만 하였다. 水溶液에 있어서의 peptide 結合의 분해기구는 Garrison 一派가 주장한 기작에 의해서 일어나는 것이 분명하여 脫水素反應에 뒤이어 加水分解反應에 의해서 amide 와 carbonyl 이 생성되는 것으로 보이며, 固體의 경우도 $\\alpha$-炭素의 부위가 방사선의 공격을 가장 많이 받는 것으로 추정되나 그 정도는 미미한 것에 지나지 않는 것으로 생각되었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.161-164
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• 2005

• 분석과학
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 1993

시스-펩티드 모델 화합물인 디케토페라진을 수용액과 $D_2O$에서 320~218nm 사이의 여기 파장을 이용하여 라만 스펙트럼을 측정하였다. 본 연구는 공명 증폭되는 아미드 밴드를 명명하고, 그 증폭 메카니즘을 규명하는 데 목적이 있다. 3개의 공명 증폭된 시스-펩티드 표본밴드가 수용액 상태에서 1676, 1533, $806cm^{-1}$에서 관찰되었고, 이것을 각각 아미드, I, II, S 밴드로 명명하였다. $1533cm^{-1}$ 아미드 II 밴드는 수용액 상태의 공명 라만 스펙트럼에서 가장 큰 밴드였으며, 순수한 C-N 신축운동이며, N-H를 N-D로 치환한 결과 $1520cm^{-1}$로 이동되었다. 이 밴드는 아마도 단백질내에 존재하는 시스형 펩티드를 관찰할 수 있는 표본 밴드가 될 것으로 예상된다. 여기 주파수를 바꾸어 가며 얻은 라만 밴드 크기 변화와, Albrecht A-항 모델로부터 시스 펩티드 라만 밴드가 188nm 근방의 펩티드 ${\pi}-{\pi}^*$ 전자 전이에 의하여 공명 증폭됨을 증명하였다. 이러한 자료를 바탕으로 시스 펩티드 ${\pi}^*$ 들뜬 상태의 기하구조는 전자 바닥 상태와 비교하여 C-N 결합이 늘어난 형태일 것으로 제안하였다.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2021

Collision-induced dissociation of peptides involves a series of proton-transfer reactions in the activated peptide. To describe the kinetics of energy-variable dissociation, we considered the heat capacity of the peptide and the Marcus-theory-type proton-transfer rate. The peptide ion was activated to the high internal energy states by collision with a target gas in the collision cell. The mobile proton in the activated peptide then migrated from the most stable site to the amide oxygen and subsequently to the amide nitrogen (N-protonated) of the peptide bond to be broken. The N-protonated intermediate proceeded to the product-like complex that dissociated to products. Previous studies have suggested that the proton-transfer equilibria in the activated peptide affect the dissociation kinetics. To take the extent of collisional activation into account, we assumed a soft-sphere collision model, where the relative collision energy was fully available to the internal excitation of a collision complex. In addition, we employed a Marcus-theory-type rate equation to account for the proton-transfer equilibria. Herein, we present results from the integrated thermochemical approach using a tryptic peptide of ubiquitin.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.600-608
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• 2013

Amide analogs of tridecapeptide ${\alpha}$-factor (WHWLQLKPGQPMYCONH$_2$) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in which Trp at position 1 and 3 were replaced with other residues, were synthesized to ascertain whether cooperative interactions between two Trp residues occurred upon binding with its receptor. Analogs containing Ala or Aib at position 3 of the peptide $[Ala_3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (2) and $[Aib_3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (5) exhibited greater decreases in bioactivity than analogs with same residue at position one $[Ala^1]{\alpha}$-factor amide (1) and $[Aib^1]{\alpha}$-factor amide (4), reflecting that $Trp^3$ may plays more important role than $Trp^1$ for agonist activity. Analogs containing Ala or Aib in both position one and three 3, 6 exhibited complete loss of bioactivity, emphasizing both the essential role and the combined role of two indole rings for triggering cell signaling. In contrast, double substituted analog with D-Trp in both positions 9 exhibited greater activity than single substituted analog with D-Trp 8 or deleted analog 7, reflecting the combined contribution of two tryptophane residues of ${\alpha}$-factor ligand to activation of Ste2p through interaction with residue $Tyr^{266}$ and importance of the proper parallel orientation of two indole rings for efficient triggering of signal G protein coupled activation. Among ten amide analogs, $[Ala^{1,3}]{\alpha}$-factor amide (3), $[Aib^{1,3}]{\alpha}$-factor amide (6), [D-$Trp^3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (8) and [des-$Trp^1,Phe^3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (10) were found to have antagonistic activity. Analogs 3 and 6 showed greater antagonistic activity than analogs 8 and 10.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1076-1080
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• 2008

Glucagon, a peptide hormone produced by alpha-cells of Langerhans islets, is a physiological antagonist of insulin and stimulator of its secretion. In order to improve its bioactivity, we modified its structure at the C-terminus by amidation catalyzed by a recombinant amidase in bacterial cells. The human gene coding for glucagon-gly was PCR amplified using three overlapping primers and cloned together with a rat ${\alpha}$-amidase gene in plasmid pMGA. Both genes were expressed under control of the strong constitutive promoter of aph and secretion signal melC1 in Streptomyces lividans. With Phenyl-Sepharose 6 FF, Q-Sepharose FF, SP-Sepharose FF chromatographies and HPLC, the peptide was purified to about 93.4% purity. The molecular mass of the peptide is 3.494 kDa as analyzed by MALDI TOF, which agrees with the theoretical mass value of the C-terminal amidated glucagon. The N-terminal sequence of the peptide was also determined, confirming its identity with human glucagon at the N-terminal part. ELISA showed that the purified peptide amide is bioactive in reacting with glucagon antibodies.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.232.1-232.1
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• 2003

Bradykinin is an autocoid related to acute and chronic pain and inflammation. The non-peptide bradykinin antagonists are of interest as novel anti-inflammatory therapeutics and some active compounds such as FR 173657, LF 16-0687, and bradyzide were reported very recently. In our search for the new bradykinin antagonists, we designed to synthesize the analogues of FR173657 with two to three amide bonds and lipophilic ring system in each molecule. (omitted)

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.186.1-186.1
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• 2003

Bradykinin is an autocoid related to acute and chronic pain and inflammation. The non-peptide bradykinin antagonists are of interest as novel anti-inflammatory therapeutics. Some active compounds such as FR 173657, LF 160687, and bradyzide were reported very recently. In our search for the new bradykinin antagonists, we designed and synthesized the iminodiacetic acid derivatives having two or three amide bonds and lipophilic ring system in each molecule. Liquid phase combinatorial synthesis using the iminodiacetic acid template gave diverse individual compounds rapidly and efficiently on a 10-50 mg scale. (omitted)

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.77-80
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• 2003

The interaction of mastoparan B, a cationic tetradecapeptide amide isolated from the hornet Vespa basalis, with phospholipid bilayers was studied with synthetic mastoparan B and its analogue with Ala instead of hydrophobic 12th amino acid residue in mastoparan B. MP-B and its derivative, [12-Ala]MP-B were synthesized by the solid-phase peptide synthesis method. MP-B and its analogue, [12-Ala]MP-B adopted an unordered structure in buffer solution. In the presence of neutral and acidic liposomes, the peptides took an $\alpha$-helical structure. The two peptides interacted with neutral and acidic lipid bilayers. These results indicated that the hydrophobic face in the amphipathic $\alpha$-helix of MP-B critically affected the biological activity and helical content.