Structural Transitions in the Polyalanine α-Helix under Uniaxial Strain.

We analyzed the response to strain of an infinite polyalanine chain in the α-helical conformation using density functional theory. Under compressive strain the π-helix is found to undergo structural transitions to a α-helix when the length of the helix is reduced by more than 10%. Under tensile stra...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 127; no. 49; pp. 17241 - 17245
Autores principales: Ireta, Joel, Neugebauer, Jörg, Scheffler, Matthias, Rojo, Arturo, Galván, Marcelo
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Publicado: American Chemical Society 12/14/2005
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          Ireta, Joel
          Neugebauer, Jörg
          Scheffler, Matthias
          Rojo, Arturo
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          Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14 195 Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
          Theoretische Physik, Universität Paderborn, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany.
          Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 40237 Düsseldorf, Germany.
          Departamento de Química, División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-lztapalapa, A. P. 55-534, México D. F. 09340.
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        Alanine
        Polymers
        Density functionals
        Functional analysis
        Mimosine
        Calculus of variations
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          Alanine
          Polymers
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          Functional analysis
          Mimosine
          Calculus of variations
      ab: We analyzed the response to strain of an infinite polyalanine chain in the α-helical conformation using density functional theory. Under compressive strain the π-helix is found to undergo structural transitions to a α-helix when the length of the helix is reduced by more than 10%. Under tensile strain the structure changes into a 3-helix when the length is stretched by more than 10%. Our analysis of these transitions shows that they proceed essentially in two steps: At first there is mainly a length change, and only with some delay the helix twist adjusts.
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