Abstract
A Raman spectrum of rhombohedral zinc-insulin crystals is reported and partially interpreted. One interesting finding is that the intrachain disulfide bond, A6-11, may have a local geometry different from that of the interchain disulfide bonds, B7-A7 and B19-A20. Another finding is that the amide III region consists of three resolved peaks at 1239, 1270 and 1288 cm-1, indicating the existence of three distinct structural components in the polypeptide chains of the insulin crystals. These interpretations are compared with the X-ray crystallographic results of Hodgkin and co-workers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | BBA - Protein Structure |
| Volume | 263 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 1972 |
| Externally published | Yes |