KINETICS OF THE HELIX-COIL TRANSITION OF A POLYPEPTIDE WITH NONIONIC SIDE GROUPS, DERIVED FROM ULTRASONIC RELAXATION MEASUREMENTS

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GRUENEWALD, B [1 ]
NICOLA, CU [1 ]
LUSTIG, A [1 ]
SCHWARZ, G [1 ]
KLUMP, H [1 ]
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[1] UNIV FREIBURG,INST PHYS CHEM,D-7800 FREIBURG,FED REP GER
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10.1016/0301-4622(79)87008-8
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Ultrasonic absorption and velocity dispersion curves have been measured in the temperature induced helix-coil transition range ofpoly-N5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-L-glutamine in a methanol/water mixture. The results clearly reflect an effect due to the kinetics of the confonnational conversion. A practically single relaxation time is observed which passes through a maximum when plotted versus the degree of transition. This maximum occurs at definitely less than 50% helix as predicted for by the theory for the comparatively short chain length involved here. The results are discussed in relation to previous theoretical and experimental findings. © 1979.
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