作者: Qiang Shao , Yi Qin Gao
DOI: 10.1063/1.4757419
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摘要: To investigate how solvent (water) and cosolvent (osmolyte) affect protein structure in various osmolyte solutions, the present study we used GB1p peptide as model to its folding process 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE)/water denaturation GdmSCN/water respectively. It was observed that TFE moderately enhances stability of native β-hairpin, consistent with previous experimental observation hairpin conformation population several polypeptides is increased TFE/water solution compared pure water. More interestingly, formation β-hairpin significantly accelerated solution. The consists following sequential events: accumulation on surface → less water surrounding carbonyl group (easier dehydration CO) CO–NH backbone hydrogen bond. In contrary, induce...