Amphiphilicity is the most critical parameter in the self-assembly of surfactant-like peptides (SLPs), regulating the way by which hydrophobic attraction holds peptides together. Its …
Abstract In this work, Molecular Dynamics simulation (MD), GIAO-DFT-NMR, and TD-DFT results are obtained to study structural, energetic, dynamics, and spectroscopy properties of …
LBA Oliveira, G Colherinhas - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we present calculations of electrical, energetic and magnetic properties of the amino acids arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, histidine and lysine in water solution. The …
Recently, a series of organic structures formed by peptide self-assembly have been reported, among which stand out the peptide nanomembranes with promising applications …
Y Ou, Z Gu, Y Luo - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Environmental water contamination, particularly by heavy metal ions, has emerged as a worldwide concern due to their non-biodegradable nature and propensity to accumulate in …
We propose a computational Molecular Dynamic (MD) study to evaluate the interaction of C 60 fullerene in contact with lipid membranes, as a function of the bilayers cholesterol …
G Colherinhas - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
In this theoretical work we develop simulations of classical molecular dynamics sequentially combined with quantum calculations to obtain an update of the atomic charges of the …
G Sikri, RS Sawhney - Journal of Molecular Modeling, 2021 - Springer
Protein-based electronics is one of the growing areas of bio-nanoelectronics, where novel electronic devices possessing distinctive properties are being fabricated using specific …
In this work, structural and energetic properties of five peptide membranes are investigated via fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The membranes are made up of peptides …