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Deuterium-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Histidine pK_a Determination in a pH-Responsive Hydrogel.

ABSTRACT: We report here a method for the determination of the pK_a of histidine in complex or heterogeneous systems amenable to neither solid-state nor solution NMR spectroscopy. Careful synthesis of a fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl- and trityl-protected, C2-deuterated histidine produces a vibrational-probe-equipped amino acid that can readily be incorporated into any peptide accessible by standard solid-phase methods. The frequency of the unique, Raman-active stretching vibration of this C2-D probe is a clear reporter of the protonation state of histidine. We investigate here a pH-sensitive peptide that self-assembles to form a hydrogel at neutral pH. The pK_a of the lone histidine residue in the peptide, which is likely responsible for this pH-dependent behavior, cannot be investigated by NMR spectroscopy because of the supramolecular, soft nature of the gel. However, after synthesizing a C2-deuterated-histidine-containing peptide, we were able to follow the protonation state of histidine throughout a pH titration using Raman difference spectroscopy, thereby precisely determining the pK_a of interest.

SUBMITTER: Braun GA

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