Switching the Chirality of the Metal Environment Alters the Coordination Mode in Designed Peptides.
Peacock, A.F., Stuckey, J.A., Pecoraro, V.L.(2009) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 48: 7371-7374
- PubMed: 19579245 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200902166
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3H5F, 3H5G - PubMed Abstract: 
The effects of switching the chirality of a single layer of amino acids in a three stranded coiled coil has been investigated. X-ray crystallography reveals that this modification is well tolerated and does not alter the designed structure. In contrast, spectroscopic studies of cadmium binding to both the L- and D- enantiomers of the penicillamine, provide evidence that this switch dramatically alters the metal binding capability, the resulting coordination environment and the position of binding.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.