Publisher Summary This chapter deals with the structure of the molten globules of various
globular proteins revealed by the recent experimental studies. Recent advances in …

Gliadins are well-known wheat grain proteins, particularly important in food science. They
were studied as early as the 1700s. Despite their long history, it has been difficult to identify …

Among various alcohols, those substituted with fluorine, such as 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanol
(TFE) or 3, 3, 3, 3 ', 3 ', 3 '-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP), have a marked potential to induce …

Amyloid aggregates have been recognized to be a pathological hallmark of several fatal
diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, the prion-related diseases, and type II diabetes …

Membranes have a potent ability to promote secondary structure formation in a wide range
of membrane-active peptides, believed to be due to a reduction through hydrogen bonding …

Despite numerous efforts, the lack of detailed structural information on amyloid fibrils has
hindered clarification of the mechanism of their formation. Here, we describe a novel …

High amphiphilicity is a hallmark of interfacial helices in membrane proteins and membrane-
active peptides, such as toxins and antimicrobial peptides. Although there is general …

Cationic antimicrobial peptides are multifunctional molecules that have a high potential as
therapeutic agents. We have identified a histone H1-derived peptide from the Komodo …

To better understand the structural requirements for selective cytotoxicity of antimicrobial
peptides, seven dermaseptin S4 analogs were produced and investigated with respect to …

In this work, we obtain the data needed to predict chemical interactions of polyethylene
glycols (PEGs) and glycerol with proteins and related organic compounds and thereby …