The probable conformation of substrates recognized by dipeptidyl-peptidase IV and some aspects of the catalytic mechanism derived from theoretical investigations

SummaryBy theoretical conformational investigations of substrates and nonsubstrates of the enzyme dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (DP IV) as well as dipeptide-esters using the ECEPP83 method we determined the structure of peptides recognized and cleaved by the enzyme. From a comparison of all possible structures for the substrates with conformations not possible in nonsubstrates we concluded that a single conformation explains substrate specificities of DP IV. This conformation is characterized by the following dihedral angles: {ie159-1}, {ie159-2}, {ie159-3}, {ie159-4}, and {ie159-5}. The conclusions were supported by comparisons of molecular electrostatic potentials calculated with the molecular graphics program HAMOG.

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