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| Author(s): |
Andrade-Filho, T.
[1]
;
Martins, Tiago Carvalho
[1]
;
Ferreira, Fabio Furlan
[2]
;
Alves, Wendel Andrade
[2]
;
Rocha, Alexandre Reily
[3]
Total Authors: 5
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sul & Sudeste Para UNIFESSPA, Fac Fis, BR-68505080 Maraba, Para - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210180 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Inst Fis Teor, BR-01140070 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY ACCOUNTS; v. 135, n. 8 JUL 11 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 13 |
| Abstract | |
L,L-diphenylalanine has been employed in the formation of self-assembled peptide nanotubes with great potential for the development of biosensors, molecular carriers, and optoelectronic devices. They are usually formed in an aqueous solution, and it is well known that water remains confined inside the structure. However, the role played by water in the overall stability of the nanotube is still unknown at the microscopic level. In this work, we investigate the stability of peptide structures after assembly due to the interaction with water molecules. We demonstrate, using molecular dynamics based on density functional tight-binding techniques, that water is fundamental in keeping the nanotube structure. It interacts with the nanotube walls as well as with other water molecules via hydrogen bonds keeping the structure stable. We identify and quantify the interaction between water and the relevant groups, and, upon increasing the solvent concentration, we show there is a transition region where there is a competition between the formation of water/water hydrogen bonds, and steric effects. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/02112-0 - Hibrid QM/MM methods applied to electronic transport simulations of graphene: applications to DNA sequencing and protein detection |
| Grantee: | Alexandre Reily Rocha |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/11973-4 - ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research: a regional center for theoretical physics |
| Grantee: | Nathan Jacob Berkovits |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/57805-2 - Institute of Bioanalytics |
| Grantee: | Lauro Tatsuo Kubota |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/12997-0 - Hierarchical self-organization of peptide amphiphiles: fundamental mechanisms and potential applications |
| Grantee: | Wendel Andrade Alves |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |