Residual dipolar couplings(RDCs)are powerful nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)probes for the structure calculation of biomacromolecules.Typically,an alignment tensor that defines the orientation of the entire molecule r...Residual dipolar couplings(RDCs)are powerful nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)probes for the structure calculation of biomacromolecules.Typically,an alignment tensor that defines the orientation of the entire molecule relative to the magnetic field is determined either before refinement of individual bond vectors or simultaneously with this refinement.For single-domain proteins this approach works well since all bond vectors can be described within the same coordinate frame,which is given by the alignment tensor.However,novel approaches are sought after for systems where no universal alignment tensor can be used.Here,we present an approach that can be applied to two-domain proteins that enables the calculation of multiple states within each domain as well as with respect to the relative positions of the two domains.展开更多
A new alkylpyrrole derivative,fusariumin A(1),was isolated from the culture broth of the fungus Fusarium sp.The absolute configuration of fuasiumin A has been established as(2'R,3'R)using a combination of RDC(...A new alkylpyrrole derivative,fusariumin A(1),was isolated from the culture broth of the fungus Fusarium sp.The absolute configuration of fuasiumin A has been established as(2'R,3'R)using a combination of RDC(residual dipolar coupling)-based NMR and DFT-supported chiroptical spectroscopy.It is worth to note that in this study without the aid of the RDC analysis,an unambiguous determination of configuration and conformation was not feasible due to the excessive conformational possibilities of this open-chain compound.展开更多
基金supported by NIH Grant R01GM130694-01A1,a start-up package by the University of Colorado to B.V.,University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA046934NIH Biomedical Research Support Shared Grant S10 OD025020-01.
文摘Residual dipolar couplings(RDCs)are powerful nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)probes for the structure calculation of biomacromolecules.Typically,an alignment tensor that defines the orientation of the entire molecule relative to the magnetic field is determined either before refinement of individual bond vectors or simultaneously with this refinement.For single-domain proteins this approach works well since all bond vectors can be described within the same coordinate frame,which is given by the alignment tensor.However,novel approaches are sought after for systems where no universal alignment tensor can be used.Here,we present an approach that can be applied to two-domain proteins that enables the calculation of multiple states within each domain as well as with respect to the relative positions of the two domains.
基金Support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1132607)to J.K.L.the DFG(Forschergruppe FOR 934)to C.Gas well as the Chinese/German foundation(GZ1104)to H.S.and C.G.is acknowledged.
文摘A new alkylpyrrole derivative,fusariumin A(1),was isolated from the culture broth of the fungus Fusarium sp.The absolute configuration of fuasiumin A has been established as(2'R,3'R)using a combination of RDC(residual dipolar coupling)-based NMR and DFT-supported chiroptical spectroscopy.It is worth to note that in this study without the aid of the RDC analysis,an unambiguous determination of configuration and conformation was not feasible due to the excessive conformational possibilities of this open-chain compound.
