| Abstract | The conformations of the protected dipeptides Boc-L-Pro-L-Ser-NHMe, Boc-L-Pro-D-Ser-NHMe, BOC-L- val-~-Ser-NHMe and Boc-L-Val-D-Ser-NHMe have been explored through interpretation of their infrared spectra in CH,C12, DMSO and D,O solution. In CH’Cl, solution the formation of a ten-membered ring (8-turn) for each compound is signaled by characteristic shifts in both the urethane C=O and the terminal NH stretching frequencies. For each peptide, differences in the amide I absorption patterns for LL and LD isomers are consistent with the formation of type I and type zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBAI1 p-turns respectively in CH2C12 solution. The amide I absorptions suggest substantial disruption of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in DMSO, and no intermolecular hydrogen bonding whatsoever in aqueous solution. In CH2C12 solution the OH stretching vibration is consistent with the formation of a hydrogen bond to the C=O of the serine group; however, two additional absorptions at frequencies characteristic of ‘free’ OH groups also appear in all spectra. Implications regarding the serine in stabilizing the a-turn are discussed.> |
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