Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.36, 11002-11002, 2007
Probing the cross-beta core structure of amyloid fibrils by hydrogen-deuterium exchange deep ultraviolet resonance Raman Spectroscopy
Studying the structure of the amyloid fibril is important for understanding fibrillogenesis at a molecular level. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange deep ultraviolet resonance Raman (DUVRR) spectroscopy combined with advanced statistical analysis allowed for structural characterization of the highly ordered cross-beta core of lysozyme fibrils. No inhomogeneous broadening of Raman bands due to various amino acid residues was found that might indicate a sequence-independent structure of the cross-beta core. The resolved Raman signature indicated that the antiparallel beta-sheet is the dominant secondary structural conformation of the core.