Coherent two dimensional infrared spectroscopy of a cyclic decapeptide antamanide. A simulation study of the amide-I and A bands.

The two-dimensional infrared photon echo spectrum of Antamanide (- (1)Val- (2)Pro- (3)Pro- (4)Ala- (5)Phe- (6)Phe- (7)Pro- (8)Pro- (9)Phe- (10)Pro-) in chloroform is calculated using an explicit solvent molecular dynamics (MD) simulation combined with a density functional theory (DFT) map for the effective vibrational Hamiltonian. Evidence for a strong intramolecular hydrogen bonding network is found. Comparison with experimental absorption allows the identification of the dominant conformation. Multidimensional spectroscopy reveals intramolecular couplings and gives information on its dynamics. A two-color amide-I and amide-A crosspeak is predicted and analyzed in terms of local structure.