Switched-angle spinning applied to bicelles containing phospholipid-associated peptides

J Biomol NMR. 2003 Feb;25(2):125-32. doi: 10.1023/a:1022244025351.

Abstract

In a model study, the proton NMR spectrum of the opioid pentapeptide leucine-enkephalin associated with bicelles is investigated. The spectral resolution for a static sample is limited due to the large number of anisotropic interactions, in particular strong proton-proton couplings, but resolution is greatly improved by magic-angle sample spinning. Here we present two-dimensional switched-angle spinning NMR experiments, which correlate the high-resolution spectrum of the membrane-bound peptide under magic-angle spinning with its anisotropic spectrum, leading to well-resolved spectra. The two-dimensional spectrum allows the exploitation of the high resolution of the isotropic spectrum, while retaining the structural information imparted by the anisotropic interactions in the static spectrum. Furthermore, switched-angle spinning techniques are demonstrated that allow one to record the proton spectrum of ordered bicellar phases as a function of the angle between the rotor axis and the magnetic field direction, thereby scaling the dipolar interactions by a predefined factor.

MeSH terms

  • Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine / chemistry
  • Enkephalin, Leucine / chemistry*
  • Liposomes / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Phospholipid Ethers / chemistry
  • Phospholipids / chemistry*

Substances

  • 1,2-dihexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
  • Liposomes
  • Oligopeptides
  • Phospholipid Ethers
  • Phospholipids
  • Enkephalin, Leucine
  • Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine