Predicting unfolding thermodynamics and stable intermediates for alanine-rich helical peptides with the aid of coarse-grained molecular simulation.

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Published in Biophys Chem on July 22, 2016

Authors

Cesar Calero-Rubio1, Bradford Paik2, Xinqiao Jia2, Kristi L Kiick3, Christopher J Roberts4

Author Affiliations

1: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States.
2: Material Science & Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States.
3: Material Science & Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States. Electronic address: kiick@udel.edu.
4: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States. Electronic address: cjr@udel.edu.

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