The conformation of dehydroalanine in short homopeptides: molecular dynamics simulations of a 6-residue chain

Biophys Chem. 2002 Aug 2;98(3):301-12. doi: 10.1016/s0301-4622(02)00108-4.

Abstract

A molecular dynamics study about the conformational preferences in a chloroform solution of a homo-oligomer constituted by six residues of dehydroalanine is presented. For this purpose, two sets of force-field parameters and explicit solvent molecules have been used. Furthermore, ab initio calculations have been performed in order to estimate 1[H]-NMR chemical shifts. Results have been compared with experimental data.

MeSH terms

  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Alanine / chemistry*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Models, Chemical
  • Models, Molecular
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*
  • Protein Conformation
  • Quantum Theory
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Oligopeptides
  • dehydroalanine
  • Alanine