Conformational dynamics and aggregation behavior of piezoelectric diphenylalanine peptides in an external electric field

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 196, Issue , 2015, Pages 16-24

  Kelly, Catherine M ^a   Northey, Thomas ^a   Ryan, Kate ^a   Brooks, Bernard R ^b   Kholkin, Andrei L ^c   Rodriguez, Brian J ^a   Buchete, Nicolae Viorel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atomistic molecular dynamics; Diphenylalanine peptide; External electric field; Peptide aggregate; Peptide peptide interaction; Piezoelectric peptide

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYLALANINE; PHENYLALANINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; NANOMATERIAL; PHENYLALANINE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; PIEZOELECTRICITY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BONDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84907890493     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: 18734200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2014.08.009     Document Type: Article

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