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Anal Biochem. 2013 May 30;
Authors: Shi X, Holland GP, Yarger JL
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The amino acid composition of N. clavipes dragline silk fiber is determined by conducting (1)H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy experiments on acid hydrolyzed material. N. clavipes dragline silk was found to consist of 43.0±0.6% Gly, 29.3±0.2% Ala, 9.1±0.1% Glx, 4.0±0.1% Leu, 3.3±0.1% Tyr, 3.4 ±0.2% Ser, 2.7±0.1% Pro, 2.1±0.1% Arg, 1.07±0.05% Asx, 0.96±0.05% Val, 0.48±0.03% Thr, 0.35±0.03% Phe and 0.28±0.03% Ile. When compared with standard chromatography based Amino Acid Analysis (AAA), the chemical resolution of NMR allows for an amino acid solution to be characterized without separation and is shown to provide considerably higher precision. This allows for more accurate statistics on the variability of amino acids in spider dragline silk. In general, this (1)H NMR AAA technique is applicable to a large range of proteins and peptides for precise composition characterization, especially when the precise content of a minor component is critical and relatively large amounts of sample are available (?g to mg quantities).
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[NMR paper] Probing site-specific (13)C/ (15)N-isotope enrichment of spider silk with liquid-state NMR spectroscopy.
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Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 Feb 26;
Authors: Shi X, Yarger JL, Holland GP
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Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2011 Jul;159(3):219-24
Authors: Creager MS, Izdebski T, Brooks AE, Lewis RV
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Solid-state NMR evidence for elastin-like beta-turn structure in spider dragline silk.
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Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Sep 28;46(36):6714-6
Authors: Jenkins JE, Creager MS, Butler EB, Lewis RV, Yarger JL, Holland GP
Two-dimensional homo- and heteronuclear solid-state MAS NMR experiments on (13)C/(15)N-proline labeled Argiope aurantia dragline silk provide evidence for an elastin-like beta-turn structure for the repetitive Gly-Pro-Gly-X-X motif prevalent in major...
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[NMR paper] Structural analysis of Bombyx mori silk fibroin peptides with formic acid treatment u
Structural analysis of Bombyx mori silk fibroin peptides with formic acid treatment using high-resolution solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy.
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Authors: Yao J, Ohgo K, Sugino R, Kishore R, Asakura T
Bombyx mori silk fibroin fiber is a fibrous protein produced by the silkworm at room temperature and from an aqueous solution whose primary structure is...
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[NMR paper] NMR characterization of native liquid spider dragline silk from Nephila edulis.
NMR characterization of native liquid spider dragline silk from Nephila edulis.
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Biomacromolecules. 2004 May-Jun;5(3):834-9
Authors: Hronska M, van Beek JD, Williamson PT, Vollrath F, Meier BH
Solid spider dragline silk is well-known for its mechanical properties. Nonetheless a detailed picture of the spinning process is lacking. Here we report NMR studies on the liquid silk within the wide sac of the major ampullate (m.a.) gland from the spider...
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[NMR paper] Supercontracted spider dragline silk: a solid-state NMR study of the local structure.
Supercontracted spider dragline silk: a solid-state NMR study of the local structure.
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Authors: van Beek JD, Kümmerlen J, Vollrath F, Meier BH
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