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Pedro Ojeda-May1, Martin E Garcia.
Abstract
We demonstrate that an external constant electric field is able to modify the secondary structure of a protein and induce a transition from a beta-sheet into a helix-like conformation. This dramatic change is driven by a global rearrangement of the dipole moments at the amide planes. We also predict electric-field-induced modifications of the intermediate states of the protein. Copyright (c) 2010 Biophysical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20643079 PMCID: PMC2905109 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033