Effect of salt on the formation of salt-bridges in β-hairpin peptides

Shahar Sukenik, Yoav Boyarski, Daniel Harries

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Abstract

Salt-bridges ubiquitously form between oppositely charged moieties in proteins. Here we quantify changes in population of salt-bridged β-hairpin peptides due to added salt, and determine the thermodynamic driving forces and cooperativity of salt-bridge formation under these conditions. We find only a fraction of salt-bridged folded conformations at physiologically relevant salt concentrations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)8193-8196
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume50
Issue number60
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Chemistry
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Catalysis

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