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Masato Oikawa1, Tetsuya Shintaku, Naohiro Fukuda, Harald Sekljic, Yoshiyuki Fukase, Hiroaki Yoshizaki, Koichi Fukase, Shoichi Kusumoto.
Abstract
The detailed conformational analysis of a single molecule of the tetraacyl biosynthetic precursor-type lipid A and its characteristic supramolecular assembly in aqueous SDS-micelles are described. Regular molecular arrangements were observed by detailed analysis of the NMR spectra of synthetically pure specimens, including regiospecifically 13C-labeled ones. NMR analysis of a biologically inactive precursor-type analogue with four shorter acyl chains demonstrated its conformational flexibility, indicating the importance of hydrophobic interactions for maintaining the conformation of such molecules.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15592613 DOI: 10.1039/b410544c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Biomol Chem ISSN: 1477-0520 Impact factor: 3.876