A comparison of the different helices adopted by α- and β-peptides suggests different reasons for their stability

Protein Science

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2186-2195

  Allison, Jane R ^a   Müller, Marlen ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

peptide; peptide; Helix; Molecular dynamics; Peptide stability

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; WATER;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIPOLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

HYDROGEN BONDING; METHANOL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 78349243632     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.504     Document Type: Article

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