| Publications [#284004] of Piotr E. Marszalek
Papers Published
- Lee, G; Nowak, W; Jaroniec, J; Zhang, Q; Marszalek, PE, Nanomechanical control of glucopyranose rotamers.,
Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 126 no. 20
(May, 2004),
pp. 6218-6219, ISSN 0002-7863 [15149204], [doi]
(last updated on 2023/06/01)
Abstract: Single molecules of beta-1 --> 6-linked d-glucose polysaccharides, when stretched in an atomic force microscope, display a hookean-like elasticity unusual for polymers. High-level ab initio calculations and microsecond-scale molecular dynamics simulations reveal that this elasticity is governed by force-induced rotations of the exocyclic group on the glucopyranose rings from their short and less energetic gt and gg conformations to the extended and high-energy tg state. These observations indicate that a simple stretching of 1 --> 6-linked glucose polysaccharides provide a unique means to control glucopyranose rotamer populations.
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