Sensitivity of peptide conformational dynamics in carbon nanotubes to directional mechanical forces
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- 1 September 2025
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 27 (37) , 20050-20062
Abstract
The study examines how a peptide moves through a carbon nanotube under an applied mechanical force. In particular, using all-atom molecular dynamics simulations it shows the difference between pulling the peptide and pushing it in the same direction.Keywords
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- Vysoká Škola Chemicko-technologická v Praze (A1_FCHI_2022_002)
- Vysoká Škola Chemicko-technologická v Praze (A2_FCHI_2021_034)
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky (23-05557S)
- Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (90254)
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