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      Solid state and solution conformation of [Ala7]-phalloidin: a synthetic phallotoxin analogue.

      Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
      Actins, chemistry, Amanita, Amanitins, Crystallography, X-Ray, Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Models, Molecular, Phalloidine, analogs & derivatives, Protein Structure, Secondary

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          Phallotoxins are toxic compounds produced by poisonous mushroom Amanita phalloides and belong to the class of bicyclic peptides with a transannular thioether bridge. Their intoxication mechanism in the liver involves a specific binding of the toxins to F-actin that, consequently, prevents the depolymerization equilibrium with G-actin. Even though the conformational features of phallotoxins have been worked out in solution, the exact mechanism of interaction with F-actin is still unknown. In this study a toxic phalloidin synthetic derivative, bicyclo(Ala1-D-Thr2-Cys3-cis-4-hydroxy-Pro4-Ala5-2-mercapto-Trp6-Ala7)(S-3-->6) has been synthesized. A substitution at position 7. with an Ala residue replaces the 4,5-dihydroxy-Leu present in the natural phalloidin. This analogue has formed crystals suitable for X-ray analysis, and represents the first case for such a class of compounds. The solid-state structure as well as the solution conformation have been evaluated. NMR techniques have been used to extract interproton distances as restraints in subsequent molecular dynamics calculations. Finally, a direct comparison between structures in solution and in the solid state is presented.

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