Folding of gas-phase polyalanines in a static electric field: Alignment, deformations, and polarization effects

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-32

  Calvo, F ^a   Dugourd, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; POLYALANINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GAS; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 46749098593     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.124685     Document Type: Article

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