Effects of frustration on the kinetics of helix formation in alanine polypeptides

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2004
• Main Authors: Baumketner, A., Shea, J.-E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2004
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/118965
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Effects of frustration on the kinetics of helix formation in alanine polypeptides / A. Baumketner, J.-E. Shea // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2004. — Т. 7, № 2(38). — С. 421-434. — Бібліогр.: 43 назв. — англ.

The folding kinetics of a seven-residue long alanine polypeptide are investigated
 using a fully atomic protein model and molecular dynamics simulations.
 The peptide adopts helical conformations in the native state when
 simulated in two different implicit solvents: a model...