Minimización y optimización de los pliegues beta-hairpin diseñados

Niels H Andersen1, Katherine A Olsen, R Matthew Fesinmeyer

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. andersen@chem.washington.edu

Resumen

Las horquillas beta minimizadas con interacciones Trp-Trp ofrecen una estabilidad de pliegue significativa en péptidos cortos. Estas estructuras revelan geometría de giro común, empaquetado de borde a cara e interacciones catión-pi, cruciales para el plegamiento y la estabilidad de los péptidos.

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