Investigation of physical properties of diphenylalanine peptide nanotubes having different chiralities and embedded water molecules


Bystrov V. S., Kopyl S. A., Zelenovskiy P., Zhulyabina O. A., Tverdislov V. A., Salehli F., ...Daha Fazla

FERROELECTRICS, cilt.525, sa.1, ss.168-177, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 525 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00150193.2018.1432832
  • Dergi Adı: FERROELECTRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.168-177
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Molecular modeling of diphenylalanine peptide nanotubes (FF PNT) is performed using PM3 method in HyperChem. The study focuses on the polar properties of FF PNT structures having different chiralities (L, D) and conformations (alpha-helix, beta-sheet). The results show that the optimized structures for L-PNT possess higher polarization in both conformations (0.023 C/m(2) - alpha, 0.04 C/m(2) - beta) compared with D-PNT (0.016 C/m(2) - alpha, 0.014 C/m(2) - beta). The water structures inside PNT are investigated, too. The hexagonal ice/water structures used for these models are analyzed in respect to the XRD data recently obtained.