Effect of urea on peptide conformation in water: Molecular dynamics and experimental characterization

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 842-857

  Caballero Herrera, Ana ^a   Nordstrand, Kerstin ^b   Berndt, Kurt D ^a,b   Nilsson, Lennart ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b School of Life Sciences Södertörn University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; RIBONUCLEASE A; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NITROGEN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 23244452958     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.061978     Document Type: Article

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