| Literature DB >> 2804067 |
E Goormaghtigh1, J De Meutter, B Vanloo, R Brasseur, M Rosseneu, J M Ruysschaert.
Abstract
The secondary structure of the apo B-100 protein present in human low density lipoprotein has been investigated by transmission and attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy. The amount of beta-sheet (41%) is significantly higher than that determined by CD spectroscopy in the present study (12%) and elsewhere (15-16%). The high percentage of beta-sheet structure in apo B-100 supports the importance of such segments in maintaining the lipid-protein assembly in LDL. Polarized infrared spectroscopy indicates that the beta-sheet component of apo B-100 adopts a preferential orientation with respect to the phospholipid monolayer surrounding the LDL, whereas no such orientation is observed for the other secondary structure components.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2804067 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(89)90338-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002