Interactions between amino acid side chains in cylindrical hydrophobic nanopores with applications to peptide stability

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 46, 2008, Pages 17636-17641

  Vaitheeswaran, S ^a   Thirumalai, D ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Confinement effects on protein stability; Hydrophobic interactions; Potentials of mean force; Water in pores

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOPORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY;

AMINO ACIDS; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOSTRUCTURES; PEPTIDES; POROSITY; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE; SOLVENTS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 56649097508     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803990105     Document Type: Article

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