Thermochemical Study of the Interaction of Cytosine and Uracil with Peptides in a Buffered Saline: Complex Formation with beta-Endorphin 30-31 (Human), L-Glutathion (Reduced) and α-L-Alanyl-L-Tyrosine

Abstract

The complex formation of uracil and cytosine with glycyl-L-glutamic acid (β-endorphin 30-31), γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine (glutathione reduced), α-L-alanyl-L-tyrosine, and α-L-alanyl-α-L-alanine in a buffered saline has been studied using dissolution calorimetry. The values of the reaction constant, the change in Gibbs energy, enthalpy, and entropy were obtained. It is shown that the ratio of the enthalpy and entropy factors depends on the charge of the peptide ion, and the number of H-bond acceptors in the peptide structure. The contributions of interaction between charged groups and polar fragments, hydrogen bonding, and stacking interaction are discussed, taking into account the effect of solvent reorganization around the reactant molecules.

Keywords

• uracil
• cytosine
• beta-endorphin 30-31
• glutathion
• alanyl tyrosine
• molecular complexes