Abstract
A large-scale fully-atomistic molecular dynamics simulation of poly-L-glutamate demonstrates that a small amount of sodium chloride switches the preferred conformation from an extended conformation to a compact alpha-helix.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 896-898 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- coil-helix transition
- molecular dynamics
- aqueous solutions
- acid derivatives
- alpha-helix
- multifunctional vectors
- ionic strength