Issue 28, 2011

The effect of neat ionic liquid on the folding of short peptides

Abstract

Using circular dichroism spectroscopy, we show evidence of unusual folding behaviour for several designed peptides in neat ionic liquid. Helical peptides, AKA2 and Trp-cage, exhibit heat-induced folding, with stable helical structure persisting to 96 °C, whereas the β-hairpin Trpzip4 is destabilized by the neat [C4mpy][Tf2N].

Graphical abstract: The effect of neat ionic liquid on the folding of short peptides

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Mar 2011
Accepted
02 Jun 2011
First published
13 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 8007-8009

The effect of neat ionic liquid on the folding of short peptides

J. Lin Huang, M. E. Noss, K. M. Schmidt, L. Murray and M. R. Bunagan, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8007 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC11527H

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