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Amino Acids and Peptides
Dr. Leisha Mullins
Aug. 29, 2003
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Amino Acids• Amino Acids a compound that contains both an amino group and a
carboxyl group
§§ αα--Amino acidAmino acid:: an amino acid in which the amino group is on thecarbon adjacent to the carboxyl group
• All proteins are composed of 20 standard amino acids
• Amino acids have acid/ base properties
• Amino acids are zwitterionic
• At pH 7, the amino group is protonated and the carboxylic group is
unprotonated
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Stereochemistry of amino acids
• Except forglycine, theα-carbon isattached to
four differentgroups -
chiral center
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Comparison of the stereochemistryof alanine and glyceraldehyde
• The configuration about the Cα atom is generally
described by the Fisher convention• L-amino acids predominate in nature.
H N H3+
COO-
CH3
+H 3 N H
CO O-
CH 3
D-Alanine L-Alanine
H OH
CHO
CH2 OH
HO H
CHO
CH 2 OH
D-Glyceraldehyde L-Glyceraldehyde
the naturallyoccurring form
the naturallyoccurring form
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Chirality of Life• Biosynthetic processes produce pure stereoisomers
• Chemical processes generally produce racemic mixtures
• Most active biological compounds are chiral i.e. only oneenantiomer imparts biological activity
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20 Standard Amino Acids
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Classification of Amino acids• The R group, or side chain, determines the structural range and
general physical characteristics of the amino acids
• The amino acids are generally grouped according to the variouscharacteristics of their R groups
• Non-polar amino acids (hydrophobic)
• Polar, uncharged amino acids
• Polar, charged
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Non-Polar R group: nine amino acids in this group
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Uncharged Polar R Groups : Six amino acids in this groupHydroxyl, Amide and Thiol Groups
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Polar Charged R Groups: 5 amino acids have charged side chains
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Nomenclature• All amino acids have 1 and three letter codes
• The atoms of the side chain are assigned sequential letters in theGreek alphabet beginning with the carbon next to the carboxylgroup
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Spectroscopic Properties• All amino acids absorb in infrared region
• Only Phe, Tyr, and Trp absorb UV• Absorbance at 280 nm is a good diagnostic device forproteins
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Non-standard Amino Acids• Non-standard amino acid can be important components of proteins
and peptides
• The non-standard amino acids generally results from a specificmodification of an amino acid residue after it is incorporated intothe polypeptide strand
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Biologically Active Amino Acids• Amino acids and their derivatives sometimes
function in non-protein roles in cells.
• The most common example are someneurotransmitters and chemical messengers
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Ionizable Groups in amino acids
• Amino Acids are Weak Acids
• All amino acids have at least two acid – base groups – α-carboxyl group
– α-amino group
• Those with ionizable side chains (R groups) have three
– Lysine
– Arginine – Histidine
– Glutamic Acid
– Aspartic Acid
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pKa Values of Free Amino Acids and in Proteins
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Structure varies with pH• At low pH all ionizable groups are protonated – cationic form
• At mid pH range the zwitterionic form dominates
• At high pH the ionizable groups are unprotonated – anionic form
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Isoelectric Point
• The pH at which the molecule carries no netcharge is known as the isoelectric point or pI
• pI = ½ (pKi + pK j)
• The pI is always at an endpoint of an amino
acid titration curve
α-Amino GroupSide ChainPolar Pos
Side Chainα-Carboxyl GroupPolar Neg
α-Amino Groupα-Carboxyl GroupNon-polar
pK jpKiType of AA
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Important Interactions of Amino Acid sidechains
• Hydrogen Bonds
• Ionic Interactions
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Peptides and Peptide Bonds• Amino acids polymerize to form long chains called "peptides"
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Peptides
• Individual amino acids are called amino acid residues once they areincorporated into a peptide
• Polypeptides chains are described by starting at the N-terminus andproceeding to the C-terminus
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Peptide Bond
• Peptide bonds are stable – prolonged exposure to strongacid or base at elevatedtemperature required tohydrolyze
• Peptide bond has two
resonance structures
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Cis vs. Trans• The groups of atoms about the peptide bond can exist in two possible
conformations,cis and trans
• The trans conformation is almost always favored over the cis by ~ 8kJ·mol-1
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Proline – The Exception• ~ 10% of the proline residues in proteins following a cis peptide
bond
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Biologically Active Dipeptides
• Aspartame - NutraSweet
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Biologically Active Tripeptides
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Biologically Active Pentapeptides
Two naturally occuring pain relievers
• Leucine Enkephalin
Tyr – Gly –Gly- Phe – Leu
• Methionine Enkephalin
Tyr – Gly –Gly- Phe – Met
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Cyclic Peptides