All-atom molecular dynamics study of EAK16 peptide: The effect of pH on single-chain conformation, dimerization and self-assembly behavior

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 2014, Pages 143-155

  Emamyari, Soheila ^a   Fazli, Hossein ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN BASIC SCIENCES IASBS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amphiphilic peptides; Ionic complementary peptides; pH effect on self assembly; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON; EAK16 PEPTIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; LYSINE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; CHEMISTRY;

DIMERIZATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84901050612     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: 14321017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-014-0949-x     Document Type: Article

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