Solvation model dependency of helix-coil transition in polyalanine

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作者
Peng, Y [1 ]
Hansmann, UHE [1 ]
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[1] Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Phys, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75668-3
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Q6 [生物物理学];
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071011 ;
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Helix-coil transitions in polyalanine molecules of length 10 are studied by multicanonical Monte Carlo simulations. The solvation effects are included by either a distance-dependent dielectric permittivity or by a term that is proportional to the solvent-accessible surface area of the peptide. We found a strong dependence of the characteristics of the helix-coil transition from the details of the solvation model.
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页码:3269 / 3276
页数:8
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