Macromolecular unfolding properties in presence of compatible solutes
Biological Physics
2011-10-14 v1 Soft Condensed Matter
Biomolecules
Abstract
We present Molecular Dynamics simulations of Chymotrypsin inhibitor II and PEO in presence of compatible solutes. Our results indicate that the the native compact state of the studied macromolecules is stabilized in presence of hydroxyectoine. We are able to explain the corresponding mechanism by a variation of the solvent properties for higher hydroxyectoine concentrations. Our results are validated by detailed free energy calculations.
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@article{arxiv.1110.2958,
title = {Macromolecular unfolding properties in presence of compatible solutes},
author = {Jens Smiatek and Hans-Joachim Galla and Andreas Heuer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.2958},
year = {2011}
}
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8 pages, 9 figures