Issue June 2002

category image Volume 19
No. 6 (p 947-1136)
June 2002
ISSN 0739-1102

The NMR-derived Conformation of Neuropeptide F from Moniezia expansa (p. 991-998)

The solution structure of neuropeptide F (NPF), from the flatworm (platyhelminthes) Moniezia expansa, has been determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy at 800MHz in 60%/40% CD3OH/H2O. NPF is the most abundant neuropeptide in platyhelminthes. The secondary structure of NPF contains an alpha helix from residues Lys14 to Ile31, while the N terminus, consisting of residues Pro-2 to Asn13, and the C-terminus, consisting of residues Gly32 to Phe36, are in a random conformation. The structure was calculated by a simulated annealing protocol, and the conformational data are compared to the porcine neuropeptide Y (NPY), a peptide hormone and neurotransmitter. The exact function of NPF is unknown, but structural similarity with porcine NPY indicates that its mode of action is similar. These structural data can serve as a starting point in the design of new antiparasitic drugs.

Mark Miskolzie
George Kotovych*

Department of Chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2
Canada
*george.kotovych@ualberta.ca

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