Lartigue, Audrey published the artcileX-ray structure and ligand binding study of a moth chemosensory protein, Application In Synthesis of 56523-59-2, the main research area is crystal structure ligand moth chemosensory protein; Mamestra chemosensory protein conformation.
Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are believed to be involved in chem. communication and perception. Such proteins, of Mr 13,000, have been isolated from several sensory organs of a wide range of insect species. Several CSPs have been identified in the antennae and proboscis of the moth Mamestra brassicae. One of them, CSPMbraA6, a 112-amino acid antennal protein, has been expressed in large quantities and is soluble in the Escherichia coli periplasm. X-ray structure determination has been performed in parallel with ligand binding assays using tryptophan fluorescence quenching. The protein has overall dimensions of 25 × 30 × 32 Å and exhibits a novel type of α-helical fold with six helixes connected by α-α loops. A narrow channel extends within the protein hydrophobic core. Fluorescence quenching with brominated alkyl alcs. or fatty acids and modeling studies indicates that CSPMbraA6 is able to bind such compounds with C12-18 alkyl chains. These ubiquitous proteins might have the role of extracting hydrophobic linear compounds (pheromones, odors, or fatty acids) dispersed in the phospholipid membrane and transporting them to their receptor.
Journal of Biological Chemistry published new progress about Crystal morphology. 56523-59-2 belongs to class bromides-buliding-blocks, name is 15-Bromopentadecanoic acid, and the molecular formula is C15H29BrO2, Application In Synthesis of 56523-59-2.
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