Principles of carbopeptoid folding: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-84

  Baron, Riccardo ^a   Bakowies, Dirk ^a   van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbopeptoids; Computer simulation; Force field; GROMOS; Molecular dynamics; Peptide folding; Sugar; Tetrahydrofuran

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; CIS ACTING ELEMENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HYDROGEN; OLIGOMER; PEPTOID; SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN; TRANS ACTING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; SOLUTE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; FURANS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 14044276310     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.597     Document Type: Article

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