Solvent-induced crystallization of poly (3-dodecylthiophene): morphology and kinetics

W Xu, L Li, H Tang, H Li, X Zhao… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We report on the self-assembly of poly (3-dodecylthiophene)(P3DDT) into nanowhiskers for
the first time via addition of the marginal solvent anisole into its well-dissolved solution. By …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving secondary structural resolution in kinetic measurements of protein folding: a case study of the folding mechanism of Trp-cage

RM Culik, AL Serrano, MR Bunagan… - … Chemie (International ed …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Protein folding kinetics are often measured by monitoring the change of a single
spectroscopic signal, such as the fluorescence of an intrinsic fluorophore or the absorbance …

Making connections between ultrafast protein folding kinetics and molecular dynamics simulations

T Cellmer, M Buscaglia, ER Henry… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Determining the rate of forming the truly folded conformation of ultrafast folding proteins is an
important issue for both experiments and simulations. The double-norleucine mutant of the …

Speed limit of protein folding evidenced in secondary structure dynamics

MM Lin, OF Mohammed, GS Jas… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
As the simplest and most prevalent motif of protein folding, α-helix initiation is the starting
point of macromolecular complexity. In this work, helix initiation was directly measured via …

Direct assessment of the α-helix nucleation time

AL Serrano, MJ Tucker, F Gai - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The nucleation event in α-helix formation is a fundamental process in protein folding.
However, determining how quickly it takes place based on measurements of the relaxation …

Local and non-local native topologies reveal the underlying folding landscape of proteins

T Zou, SB Ozkan - Physical biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Due to Plaxco, Simons, Baker and others, it is now well known that the two-state
single domain protein folding rate is fairly well predicted from knowledge of the topology of …

Achieving Secondary Structural Resolution in Kinetic Measurements of Protein Folding: A Case Study of the Folding Mechanism of Trp‐cage

RM Culik, AL Serrano, MR Bunagan, F Gai - Angewandte Chemie, 2011 - infona.pl
Eine überraschende Wendung: Eine neuartige Multisonden‐und Multifrequenzmethode
ermöglicht die Untersuchung der Faltungsdynamik individueller Proteinstrukturelemente …

Are peptides good two-state folders?

AM Berezhkovskii, F Tofoleanu… - Journal of chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The folding kinetics of proteins is frequently single-exponential, as basins of folded and
unfolded conformations are well separated by a high barrier. However, for relatively short …

Measurement of circular dichroism dynamics in a nanosecond temperature-jump experiment

MT Khuc, L Mendonça, S Sharma, X Solinas… - Review of Scientific …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
The use of a fast temperature jump (T-jump) is a very powerful experiment aiming at
studying protein denaturation dynamics. However, probing the secondary structure is a …

Triplet–triplet energy transfer studies on conformational dynamics in peptides and a protein

A Reiner - Journal of Peptide Science, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Peptides and proteins are highly dynamic systems, which can adopt more or less stable
conformations. The dynamics of these molecules, particularly those on the nanosecond to …