Issue 1, 2002

Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies on transition metal complexes of GlyLys(Gly) and Asp-ε-Lys

Abstract

Copper(II), nickel(II) and zinc(II) complexes of the peptides GlyLys(Gly) and Asp-ε-Lys, containing the amide functions at the ε-amino groups of the lysyl residues were studied by potentiometric, UV-VIS and EPR spectroscopic methods. The stoichiometry of the major species formed in the copper(II)–GlyLys(Gly) system is [CuH−1L] and the EPR spectroscopic data indicate the existence of two isomeric forms of the complex. The nickel(II) and zinc(II)–GlyLys(Gly) systems have been characterised by the formation of stable [ML]+ complexes containing bis(NH2,CO) co-ordination and a macrochelate. Deprotonation and co-ordination of the amide groups were detected in the copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes. The co-ordination chemistry of Asp-ε-Lys is best described by the metal binding ability of the amino acid residues and it's high affinity for dimerisation. The stoichiometry of the dinuclear complexes can be given as [M2L2], containing only amino acid binding sites. Deprotonation and co-ordination of the amide functions were suggested only in the copper(II)-containing systems, resulting in the formation of the [Cu2H−2L2]2− dinuclear complex.

Graphical abstract: Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies on transition metal complexes of GlyLys(Gly) and Asp-ε-Lys

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Jun 2001
Accepted
09 Oct 2001
First published
28 Nov 2001

J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 92-98

Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies on transition metal complexes of GlyLys(Gly) and Asp-ε-Lys

C. Kállay, K. Várnagy, I. Sóvágó, D. Sanna and G. Micera, J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2002, 92 DOI: 10.1039/B105041A

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