Paper Citing NAMD - Abstract
Toschi, Francesca; Lugli, Francesca; Biscarini, Fabio; Zerbetto, Francesco
Effects of Electric Field Stress on a beta-Amyloid Peptide
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B, 113:369-376, JAN 8 2009
The interaction of beta-amyloid (A beta) peptides with externally applied electric fields (EF) of varying strengths was investigated by means of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The results suggest that the EF favors the switch of A beta-peptides from helical to beta-sheet conformation, and a mechanism is tentatively proposed. Switching off the field does not restore the original conformation.
