Molecular insights into diphenylalanine nanotube assembly: All-atom simulations of oligomerization

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 3935-3943

  Jeon, Joohyun ^a   Mills, Carolyn E ^a   Shell, M Scott ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; DIMERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OLIGOMERIZATION; PEPTIDES; SCAFFOLDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

ALL-ATOM SIMULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SACRIFICIAL TEMPLATES; SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDES; SIDE-CHAIN INTERACTIONS; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; X RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURES;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 84876483042     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp308280d     Document Type: Article

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