Topographical Analysis of Schizolobium Parahyba Chymotrypsin Inhibitor (Spci) by Atomic Force Microscopy

Title: Topographical Analysis of Schizolobium Parahyba Chymotrypsin Inhibitor (Spci) by Atomic Force Microscopy

Volume: 9 Issue: 2

Author(s): Jose Roberto S.A. Leite, Luciano Paulino Silva, Clarice Cunha Taveira, Rozeni C.L. Teles, Sonia M. de Freitas and Ricardo Bentes Azevedo

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Keywords: spci, topography, oligomer shape, afm, kunitz inhibitor

Abstract: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has been a useful tool for molecular surface analysis and to estimate topographical properties of proteins. Here we report a topographical study of a chymotrypsin inhibitor from Schizolobium parahyba seeds (SPCI) by AFM. The underlying structure of SPCI oligomers has been resolved in nanometer order resolution. SPCI oligomerize in hexagonal, ellipsoid, comet, pyramidal, and “Z“ shaped. The hexagonal was the most observed oligomer shape.

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Leite S.A. Jose Roberto, Silva Paulino Luciano, Taveira Cunha Clarice, Teles C.L. Rozeni, de Freitas M. Sonia and Azevedo Bentes Ricardo, Topographical Analysis of Schizolobium Parahyba Chymotrypsin Inhibitor (Spci) by Atomic Force Microscopy, Protein & Peptide Letters 2002; 9 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866023408823

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866023408823	Print ISSN 0929-8665
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1875-5305