Molecular dynamics simulations of polypeptide conformations in water: A comparison of α, β, and poly(Pro)II conformations

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 400-406

  Sreerama, Narasimha ^a   Woody, Robert W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

helix; strand; MD simulations; poly(Pro)II conformation; Water bridge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ALANINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0032811196     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0134(19990901)36:4<400::AID-PROT3>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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