Solute Effects on the Helix-Coil Transition
arXiv:cond-mat/0206312 · doi:10.1140/epje/i2001-10100-1
Abstract
We discuss the effects of the solvent composition on the helix-coil transition of a polypeptide chain. We use a simple model to demonstrate that improving the hydrogen-bonding ability of the solvent can make the transition less cooperative, without affecting the transition temperature. This effect is very different from other solvent effects which primarily influence the melting transition rather than the cooperativity.
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