Isabella L. Karle

Synthetic Protein Mimics: Structure of Boc-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu-Acp-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu-OMe, (9999)

Flippen-Anderson, Judith L., Karle, Isabella L.

This Article is from 'Peptides, Chemistry and Biology: Proceedings of the American Peptide Symposium (12th) Held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 16-21 June 1991', AD-A256 113, p766-767.

Hybrid Peptides: Expanding the \beta Turn in Peptide Hairpins by the Insertion of \beta-, \gamma-, and \delta-Residues (2007)

Rai, Rajkishor, Vasudev, Prema G, Ananda, Kuppanna, Raghothama, Srinivasarao, Shamala, Narayanaswamy, Karle, Isabella L, ...

The \beta turn segment in designed peptide hairpins has been expanded by the insertion of \beta-, \gamma- and \delta amino acids at the i+2 position. The model octapeptides...

Peptide Hairpins with Strand Segments Containing \alpha - and \beta - Amino Acid Residues: Cross- Strand Aromatic Interactions of Facing Phe Residues (2005)

Roy, Rituparna S, Gopi, Hosahudya N, Raghothama, S, Gilardi, Richard D, Karle, Isabella L, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The incporation of \beta -amino acid residues into the strand segments of designed \beta -hairpin leads to the formation of polar sheets, since in the case of \beta -peptide strands, all adjacent...

Two Novel Hexadepsipeptides with Several Modified Amino Acid Residues Isolated from the Fungus Isaria (2004)

Gudihal, Ravindra, Rappal, Ranganayaki S, Raghothama, Srinivasa, Mandayam, Srinivasan C, Gilardi, Richard D, Karle, Isabella L, ...

Two new cyclohexadepsipeptides have been isolated from the fungus Isaria. Fungal growth in solid media yielded hyphal strands from which peptide fractions were readily isolable by organic-solvent...

$\alpha,\beta$hybrid peptides:a polypeptide helix with a central segment containing two consecutive $\beta$-amino acid residues (2004)

Roy, Rituparna S, Karle, Isabella L, Raghothama, S, Balaram, P

Conformational studies on the synthetic 11-aa peptide t-butoxycarbonyl (Boc)-Val-Ala-Phe-$\alpha$-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib)-(R)-$\beta^3$- homovaline ($\beta$Val)-(S)-$\beta^3$-homophenylalanine...

Crystal structure of a hydrophobic 19-residue peptide helix containing three centrally located D amino acids (2003)

Karle, Isabella L, Gopi, Hosahudya N, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The design of the synthetic 19-residue peptide Boc-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu5-Aib-Val-D-Ala-D-Leu-Leu10-Val-Phe-Val-Aib-D-Val15-Leu-Phe-Val-Val-OMe (Aib, alpha-aminoisobutyric acid; OMe, methyl ester) was...

Aromatic-Aromatic Interactions in Crystal Structures of Helical Peptide Scaffolds Containing Projecting Phenylalanine Residues (2003)

Aravinda, Subrayashastry, Shamala, Narayanaswamy, Das, Chittaranjan, Sriranjini, Arumugam, Karle, Isabella L, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Aromatic-aromatic interactions between phenylalanine side chains in peptides have been probed by the structure determination in crystals of three peptides: Boc-Val-Ala-Phe-Aib-Val-Ala-Phe-Aib-OMe, I;...

Beta-Hairpins Generated from Hybrid Peptide Sequences Containing both Alpha- and Beta-Amino Acids (2002)

Hosahudya, Gopi N, Roy, Rituparna S, Raghothama, Srinivasa R, Karle, Isabella L

The incorporation of the -amino acid residues into specific positions in the strands and -turn segments of peptide hairpins is being systematically explored. The presence of an additional torsion...

Effects of Hydrogen-Bond Deletion on Peptide Helices: Structural Characterization of Depsipeptides Containing Lactic Acid (2001)

Karle, Isabella L, Das, Chittaranjan, Balaram, P

The insertion of alpha-hydroxy acids into peptide chains provides a convenient means for investigating the effects of hydrogen bond deletion on polypeptide secondary structures. The crystal...

Peptide hybrids containing alpha- and beta-amino acids: Structure of a decapeptide beta-hairpin with two facing beta-phenylalanine residues (2001)

Karle, Isabella L, Gopi, Hosahudya N, Balaram, Padmanabhan

A beta-hairpin conformation has been characterized in crystals of the decapeptide t-butoxycarbonyl-Leu-Val-betaPhe-Val-DPro-Gly-Leub Phe-Val-Val-methyl ester [bPhe; (S)-b3 homophenylalanine] by x-ray...

Designed beta-Hairpin Peptides with Defined Tight Turn Stereochemistry (2001)

Das, Chittaranjan, Naganagowda, GA, Karle, Isabella L, Balaram, P

The conformational analysis of two synthetic octapeptides, Boc–Leu–Val–Val–D-Pro–L-Ala–Leu–Val–Val–OMe (1) and Boc–Leu–Val–Val–D-Pro–D-Ala–Leu–Val–Val–OMe (2) has...

De novo protein design: Crystallographic characterization of a synthetic peptide containing independent helical and hairpin domains (2000)

Karle, Isabella L, Das, Chittaranjan, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The Meccano (or Lego) set approach to synthetic protein design envisages covalent assembly of prefabricated units of peptide secondary structure. Stereochemical control over peptide folding is...

Crystal structure of the channel-forming polypeptide antiamoebin in a membrane-mimetic environment (1998)

Karle, Isabella L, Perozzo, Mary Ann, Mishra, Vinod K, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Crystals of an ion-channel-forming peptaibol peptide in a partial membrane environment have been obtained by cocrystallizing antiamoebin with n-octanol. The antiamoebin molecule has a bent helical...

Ambidextrous Molecules: Cylindrical Peptide Structures Formed by Fusing Left- and Right-Handed Helices (1996)

Banerjee, Arindam, Raghothama, Srinivasa Rao, Karle, Isabella L, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The handedness or chirality of molecules, organisms, and elementary particles has been widely appreciated, vindicating Pasteur’s perceptive generalization, “L‘uni-vers est dissymktrique.‿...

A designed beta-hairpin peptide in crystals (1996)

Karle, Isabella L, Awasthi, Satish K, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Beta-hairpin structures have been crystallographically characterized only in very short acyclic peptides, in contrast to helices. The structure of the designed beta-hairpin,...

Peptide Design: Crystal Structure of a Helical Peptide Module Attached to a Potentially Nonhelical Amino Terminal Segment (1996)

Karle, Isabella L, Rao, Balaji R, Kaul, Ramesh, Prasad, Sudhanand, Balaram, P

The pept ide Boc- Gly- Dpg- Gly- Val-A la- Leu-A ib- Val-A la- Leu- 0 Me has been designed to examine the structural consequences of placing a short segment with a low helix propensity at the amino...

Solid State and Solution Conformations of a Helical Peptide with a Central Gly-Gly Segment (1996)

Karle, Isabella L, Banerjee, Arindam, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Balaram, P

The influence of amino acids with contrasting con formational tendencies on the stereochemistry of oligopeptides has been investigated using an octapeptide Boc-Leu-Aib- Val-Gly-Gly-Leu-Aih-Val-OMe,...

Peptide Design. Structural Evaluation of Potential Nonhelical Segments Attached to Helical Modules (1995)

Karle, Isabella L, Gurunath, R, Prasad, Sudhanand, Kaul, Ramesh, Rao, Balaji R, Balaram, P

The conformations of three decapeptides containing a helical heptapeptide module attached to a potentially helix destabilizing tripeptide segment have been investigated in single crystals. X-ray...

Nonstandard Amino Acids in Conformational Design of Peptides. Helical Structures in Crystals of 5-10 Residue Peptides Containing Dipropylglycine and Dibutylglycine (1994)

Karle, Isabella L, Rao, Balaji R, Prasad, Sudhanand, Kaul, Ramesh, Balaram, P

Nonstandard amino acids dipropylglycine (Dpg) and dibutylglycine (Dbg) have been incorporated into penta- to decapeptides in order to impose local restrictions on the polypeptide chain...

Facile transition between 310- and alpha-helix: Structures of 8-, 9-, and 10-residue peptides containing the -(Leu-Aib-Ala)2-Phe-Aib- fragment (1994)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Gurunath, R, Balaram, P

A structural transition from a 310-helix to an alpha-helix has been characterized at high resolution for an octapeptide segment located in 3 different sequences. Three synthetic peptides, decapeptide...

Conformation of the Flexible Bent Helix of Leu 1-Zervamicin in Crystal C and a Possible Gating Action for Ion Passage (1994)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Agarwalla, S, Balaram, P

The membrane channel-forming polypeptide, Leu '-zervamicin, Ac-Leu-Ile-Gln-ha-Ile5-Thr-Aib-Leu-Aib-Hyp'o-Gln-Aib-Hyp-Aib-Pro'5-Phol ( Aib: a-aminoisobutyric acid; Iva: isovaline; Hyp:...

Unfolding of an alpha-Helix in Peptide Crystals by Solvation: Conformational Fragility in a Heptapeptide (1993)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, K, Balaram, P

The structure of the peptide Boc-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu-OMe has been determined in crystals obtained from a dimethylsulfoxide-isopropanol mixture. Crystal parameters are as follows:...

Helix Packing of Leucine-Rich Peptides: A Parallel Leucine Ladder in the Structure of Boc- Aib-Leu- Aib- Aib-Leu-Leu-Leu- Aib-Leu- Aib-OMe (1992)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Sukumar, M, Balaram, P

The packing of peptide helices in crystals of the leucine-rich decapeptide Boc-AibLeu- Aib AibLeu-Leu-Leu- AibLeu-Aib-OMe provides an example of ladder-like leucyl-leucyl interactions between...

Crystal structure of [Leu1]zervamicin, a membran ion-channel peptide: Implications for gating mechanisms (1991)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Agarwalla, Sanjay, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Structures in four different crystal forms of [Leu1]zervamicin (zervamicin Z-L, Ac-Leu-Ile-Gln-Iva-Ile5-Thr-Aib-Leu-Aib-Hyp10-Gln-Aib -Hyp-Aib- Pro15-Phol, where Iva is isovaline, Aib is \alpha-amino...

Synthetic Peptide Helices in Crystals: Structure and Antiparallel and Skewed Packing Motifs for \alpha-Helices in Two Isomeric Decapeptides (1990)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, K, Balaram, P

The isomeric decapeptides Boc-Aib-Ala-Leu-Ala-Aib-Aib-Leu-Ala-Leu-Aib-OMe (II) and Boc- Aib-Ala-Aib- Ala-Leu-Ala-Leu-Aib-Leu- Aib-OMe (III) , are predominantly \alpha-helical with little effect on...

Parallel zippers formed by \alpha-helical peptide columns in crystals of Boc-Aib-Glu(OBzl)-Leu-Aib-Ala-Leu-Aib-Ala-Lys(Z)-Aib-OMe (1990)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, Kuchibhotla, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The crystal structure of the decapeptide Boc-Aib-Glu(OBzl)-Leu-Aib-Ala-Leu-Aib-Ala-Lys(Z)-Aib-OMe (where Aib is -aminoisobutyryl, Boc is t-butoxycarbonyl, OBzl is benzyl ester, and Z is...

Helix Aggregation in Peptide Crystals: Occurrence of Either All Parallel or Antiparallel Packing Motifs for \alpha-Helices in Polymorphs of Boc-Aib-Ala-leu-Ala-leu-Aib-leu-Ala-leu-Aib-OMe (1990)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, K, Balaram, P

Three crystalline polymorphs of the helical decapeptide, Boc-Aib-Ala-Leu-Ala-Leu-Aib-Leu-Ala-Leu-Aib-OMe, have been obtained. Antiparallel helix aggregation is observed in crystals grown from...

Peptide Design: Influence of a Guest Aib-Pro Segment on the Stereochemistry of an Oligo-Val Sequence-Solution Conformations and Crystal Structure of Boc-(Val)2-Aib-Pro-(Val)3-OMe (1990)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, K, Balaram, Hemalatha, Balaram, P

The peptide Boc-Val-Val-Aib-Pro-Val-Val-Val-OMe has been synthesized to investigate the effect of introduction of a strong \beta-turn promoting guest segment into an oligopeptide with a tendency to...

Apolar Peptide Models for Conformational Heterogeneity, Hydration, and Packing of Polypeptide Helices: Crystal Structure of Hepta- and Octapeptides Containing \alpha-Aminoisobutyric Acid (1990)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, K, Balaram, P

The crystal structures of two helical peptides Boc-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu-OMe (VALU-7) and Boc-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu-Aib-OMe (VALU-8) have been determined to a resolution of 1.0 and 0.9 A,...

Modular Design of Synthetic Protein Mimics. Characterization of the Helical Conformation of a 13-Residue Peptide in Crystals (1989)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, K, Balaram, P

The incorporation of \alpha-aminoisobutyryl (Aib) residues into peptide sequences facilitates helical folding. Aib-containing sequences have been chosen for the design of rigid helical segments in a...

\alpha -Helix and Mixed $3_{10}$/ \alpha -helix in Cocrystallized Conformers of Boc-Aib-Val-Aib-Aib-Val-Val-Val-Aib-Val-Aib-Ome (1989)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith L, Uma, Kuchibhotla, Balaram, Hemalatha, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Two molecules of Boc-Aib-Val-Aib-Aib-Val-Val-Val-Aib-Val-Aib-OMe (where Boc is t-butoxycarbonyl and Aib is \alpha-aminoisobutyryl) cocrystallize in a triclinic cell with different helical...

Aqueous channels within apolar peptide aggregates: Solvated helix of the \alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib)-containing peptide $Boc-{(Aib-Ala-Leu)}_3-Aib-OMe. {2H}_2O.{CH}_3OH$ in crystals (1988)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith, Uma, Kuchibhotla, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Although the peptide $Boc-{Aib}^1-{Ala}^2-{Leu}^3-{Aib}^4-{Ala}^5-{Leu}^6-{Aib}^7-{Ala}^8-{Leu}^9-{Aib}^{10}-OMe$ [with a t-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) blocking group at the amino terminus, a methyl ester...

Conformation of a 16-residue zervamicin IIA analog peptide containing three different structural features: $3_{10}$-helix, \alpha-helix, and \beta-bend ribbon (1987)

Karle, Isabella L, Flippen-Anderson, Judith, Sukumar, Muppalla, Balaram, Padmanabhan

Boc-Trp-Ile-Ala-Aib-Ile-Val-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-Ala-Aib-Pro-Aib-Pro-Phe-OMe (where Boc is t-butoxycarbonyl and Aib is \alpha-aminoisobutyric acid), a synthetic apolar analog of the membrane-active fungal...

Parallel packing of \alpha-helices in crystals of the zervamicin IIA analog Boc-Trp-Ile-Ala-Aib-Ile-Val-Aib-Leu-Aib-Pro-OMe ${2H}_2O$ (1986)

Karle, Isabella L, Sukumar, Muppalla, Balaram, Padmanabhan

An apolar synthetic analog of the first 10 residues at the ${NH}_2$-terminal end of zervamicin IIA crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with cell dimensions a = 10.206 \pm 0.002 A, b = 12.244...

EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL BARRIER IN $X_{2}Y_{6}$ MOLECULES (1954)

KARLE, ISABELLA L.

$^{1}$J. Karle and H. Hauptman. J. Chem. Phys. 18:875 (1950) $^{2}$ J. Karle, J. Chem. Phys. 22:June (1954)

De novo protein design: Crystallographic characterization of a synthetic peptide containing independent helical and hairpin domains

Karle, Isabella L., Das, Chittaranjan, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The Meccano (or Lego) set approach to synthetic protein design envisages covalent assembly of prefabricated units of peptide secondary structure. Stereochemical control over peptide folding is...

Crystal structure of the channel-forming polypeptide antiamoebin in a membrane-mimetic environment

Karle, Isabella L., Perozzo, Mary Ann, Mishra, Vinod K., Balaram, Padmanabhan

Crystals of an ion-channel-forming peptaibol peptide in a partial membrane environment have been obtained by cocrystallizing antiamoebin with n-octanol. The antiamoebin molecule has a bent helical...

Peptide hybrids containing α- and β-amino acids: Structure of a decapeptide β-hairpin with two facing β-phenylalanine residues

Karle, Isabella L., Gopi, Hosahudya N., Balaram, Padmanabhan

A β-hairpin conformation has been characterized in crystals of the decapeptide t-butoxycarbonyl-Leu-Val-βPhe-Val-DPro-Gly-Leu-βPhe-Val-Val-methyl ester [βPhe; (S)-β3 homophenylalanine] by x-ray...

Crystal Structure of (−)-Mefloquine Hydrochloride Reveals Consistency of Configuration with Biological Activity

Karle, Jean M., Karle, Isabella L.

The absolute configuration of (−)-mefloquine has been established as 11R,12S by X-ray crystallography of the hydrochloride salt, thus allowing comparison of the configuration of mefloquine's...

Crystal structure of a hydrophobic 19-residue peptide helix containing three centrally located d amino acids

Karle, Isabella L., Gopi, Hosahudya N., Balaram, Padmanabhan

The design of the synthetic 19-residue peptide Boc-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu5-Aib-Val-d-Ala-d-Leu-Leu10-Val-Phe-Val-Aib-d-Val15-Leu-Phe-Val-Val-OMe (Aib, α-aminoisobutyric acid; OMe, methyl ester) was...

Conformation of cyclo(Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro)2Mg2+ complex crystallized from C2H3CN solution

Karle, Isabella L., Karle, Jerome

The cyclic hexapeptides (Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro) in the (peptide—Mg—peptide)2+ complex have nearly identical asymmetric conformations. Each has two cis Pro-Pro linkages and lacks any...

Crystal and molecular structure of a benzo[a]pyrene 7,8-diol 9,10-epoxide N2-deoxyguanosine adduct: Absolute configuration and conformation

Karle, Isabella L., Yagi, Haruhiko, Sayer, Jane M., Jerina, Donald M.

Benzo[a]pyrene 7,8-diol 9,10-epoxide adducts in DNA are implicated in mutagenesis, and their formation from the diol epoxides and subsequent incorrect replication by human DNA polymerases provide an...

Anomalous dispersion of sulfur in quinidine sulfate, (C20H25N2O2)2SO4·2H2O: Implications for structure analysis

Karle, Isabella L., Karle, Jerome

A Patterson-type map computed with Bijvoet differences squared as coefficients, (ǀFhǀ - ǀF-hǀ)2, as recommended by Rossmann, readily yielded the position of the S atom. The experiment was...

Conformation of uncomplexed natural antamanide crystallized from CH3CN/H2O

Karle, Isabella L., Wieland, T., Schermer, D., Ottenheym, H. C. J.

Natural antamanide, a cyclic decapeptide from Amanita phalloides, has been shown to have the same conformation for the backbone and comparable side groups as the biologically active synthetic [Phe4,...

Configuration of the C(20) Epimer of 7,8-Dihydrobatrachotoxinin A

Karle, Isabella L.

7,8-Dihydrobatrachotoxinin A is an intermediate in the synthesis of batrachotoxin, the extremely potent venom from the Colombian frog Phyllobates aurotaenia. A crystal structure analysis by x-ray...

Conformations of the Li-Antamanide Complex and Na-[Phe4, Val6]Antamanide Complex in the Crystalline State

Karle, Isabella L., Karle, Jerome, Wieland, Th., Burgermeister, Wolfgang, Faulstich, Heinz, Witkop, Bernhard

Antamanide, a cyclic decapeptide isolated from the poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides, preferably complexes with Na+, but in less polar solvents, e.g., acetonitrile, also with Li+ or K+. The...

α,β hybrid peptides: A polypeptide helix with a central segment containing two consecutive β-amino acid residues

Roy, Rituparna S., Karle, Isabella L., Raghothama, S., Balaram, P.

Conformational studies on the synthetic 11-aa peptide t-butoxycarbonyl (Boc)-Val-Ala-Phe-α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib)-(R)-β3-homovaline (βVal)-(S)-β3-homophenylalanine...

Peptide Hairpins with Strand Segments Containing α- and β- Amino Acid Residues : Cross – Strand Aromatic Interactions of Facing Phe Residues.

Roy, Rituparna S., Gopi, Hosahudya N., Raghothama, Srinivasarao, Gilardi, Richard D., Karle, Isabella L, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The incorporation of β-amino acid residues into the strand segments of designed β-hairpin leads to the formation of polar sheets, since in the case of β-peptide strands, all adjacent carbonyl...

Hybrid Peptide Hairpins Containing α- and ω-Amino Acids: Conformational Analysis of Decapeptides with Unsubstituted β-, γ-, and δ-Residues at Positions 3 and 8

Roy, Rituparna S., Gopi, Hosahudya N., Raghothama, Srinivasarao, Karle, Isabella L., Balaram, Padmanabhan

The effects of inserting un-substituted ω-amino acids into the strand segments of model β-hairpin peptides was investigated by using four synthetic decapeptides,...

De novo protein design: Crystallographic characterization of a synthetic peptide containing independent helical and hairpin domains

Karle, Isabella L., Das, Chittaranjan, Balaram, Padmanabhan

The Meccano (or Lego) set approach to synthetic protein design envisages covalent assembly of prefabricated units of peptide secondary structure. Stereochemical control over peptide folding is...

Crystal structure of the channel-forming polypeptide antiamoebin in a membrane-mimetic environment

Karle, Isabella L., Perozzo, Mary Ann, Mishra, Vinod K., Balaram, Padmanabhan

Crystals of an ion-channel-forming peptaibol peptide in a partial membrane environment have been obtained by cocrystallizing antiamoebin with n-octanol. The antiamoebin molecule has a bent helical...

Peptide hybrids containing α- and β-amino acids: Structure of a decapeptide β-hairpin with two facing β-phenylalanine residues

Karle, Isabella L., Gopi, Hosahudya N., Balaram, Padmanabhan

A β-hairpin conformation has been characterized in crystals of the decapeptide t-butoxycarbonyl-Leu-Val-βPhe-Val-DPro-Gly-Leu-βPhe-Val-Val-methyl ester [βPhe; (S)-β3 homophenylalanine] by x-ray...

Crystal Structure of (−)-Mefloquine Hydrochloride Reveals Consistency of Configuration with Biological Activity

Karle, Jean M., Karle, Isabella L.

The absolute configuration of (−)-mefloquine has been established as 11R,12S by X-ray crystallography of the hydrochloride salt, thus allowing comparison of the configuration of mefloquine's...

Crystal structure of a hydrophobic 19-residue peptide helix containing three centrally located d amino acids

Karle, Isabella L., Gopi, Hosahudya N., Balaram, Padmanabhan

The design of the synthetic 19-residue peptide Boc-Leu-Aib-Val-Ala-Leu5-Aib-Val-d-Ala-d-Leu-Leu10-Val-Phe-Val-Aib-d-Val15-Leu-Phe-Val-Val-OMe (Aib, α-aminoisobutyric acid; OMe, methyl ester) was...

Conformation of cyclo(Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro)2Mg2+ complex crystallized from C2H3CN solution

Karle, Isabella L., Karle, Jerome

The cyclic hexapeptides (Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro-Gly-L-Pro-L-Pro) in the (peptide—Mg—peptide)2+ complex have nearly identical asymmetric conformations. Each has two cis Pro-Pro linkages and lacks any...

Crystal and molecular structure of a benzo[a]pyrene 7,8-diol 9,10-epoxide N2-deoxyguanosine adduct: Absolute configuration and conformation

Karle, Isabella L., Yagi, Haruhiko, Sayer, Jane M., Jerina, Donald M.

Benzo[a]pyrene 7,8-diol 9,10-epoxide adducts in DNA are implicated in mutagenesis, and their formation from the diol epoxides and subsequent incorrect replication by human DNA polymerases provide an...

Anomalous dispersion of sulfur in quinidine sulfate, (C20H25N2O2)2SO4·2H2O: Implications for structure analysis

Karle, Isabella L., Karle, Jerome

A Patterson-type map computed with Bijvoet differences squared as coefficients, (ǀFhǀ - ǀF-hǀ)2, as recommended by Rossmann, readily yielded the position of the S atom. The experiment was...

Conformation of uncomplexed natural antamanide crystallized from CH3CN/H2O

Karle, Isabella L., Wieland, T., Schermer, D., Ottenheym, H. C. J.

Natural antamanide, a cyclic decapeptide from Amanita phalloides, has been shown to have the same conformation for the backbone and comparable side groups as the biologically active synthetic [Phe4,...

Configuration of the C(20) Epimer of 7,8-Dihydrobatrachotoxinin A

Karle, Isabella L.

7,8-Dihydrobatrachotoxinin A is an intermediate in the synthesis of batrachotoxin, the extremely potent venom from the Colombian frog Phyllobates aurotaenia. A crystal structure analysis by x-ray...

Conformations of the Li-Antamanide Complex and Na-[Phe4, Val6]Antamanide Complex in the Crystalline State

Karle, Isabella L., Karle, Jerome, Wieland, Th., Burgermeister, Wolfgang, Faulstich, Heinz, Witkop, Bernhard

Antamanide, a cyclic decapeptide isolated from the poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides, preferably complexes with Na+, but in less polar solvents, e.g., acetonitrile, also with Li+ or K+. The...

α,β hybrid peptides: A polypeptide helix with a central segment containing two consecutive β-amino acid residues

Roy, Rituparna S., Karle, Isabella L., Raghothama, S., Balaram, P.

Conformational studies on the synthetic 11-aa peptide t-butoxycarbonyl (Boc)-Val-Ala-Phe-α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib)-(R)-β3-homovaline (βVal)-(S)-β3-homophenylalanine...