Molecular structures and interactions of repetitive peptides based on wheat glutenin subunits depend on chain length

K. A. Feeney, N. Wellner, S. M. Gilbert, N. G. Halford, A. S. Tatham, P. R. Shewry, Peter Belton

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    Abstract

    Synthetic and recombinant peptide models of the central repetitive domain of the high molecular weight subunits of wheat glutenin with different numbers of the consensus repeat motifs PGQGQQ + GYYPTSLQQ (21, 45, 110, and 203 residues long) and a recombinant 58,000-Da relative molecular mass (Mr 58,000) repetitive peptide from a single subunit (1Dx5) are studied using Fourier transform IR spectroscopy. The spectra of the dry peptides are very similar; at low water contents (
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)123-131
    Number of pages9
    JournalBiopolymers
    Volume72
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

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