JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (ENGINEERING SCIENCE) ›› 2018, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 134-138.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1672-3961.0.2018.018

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pH effect on the structure of Aβ42 fibrils

ZHAO Wei, AI Hongqi*   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, Shandong, China
  • Received:2018-01-09 Online:2018-04-20 Published:2018-01-09

Abstract: To find details at atomic level for the association between structure of Aβ42 fibrils and pH, molecular dynamic simulations were preformed to study the changes in structure and property of Aβ42 fibrils at pH 4.0~7.5, by analyzing secondary structures and contents of β-sheet per chain as well as twist angles. The results showed that pH caused little change in secondary structure of fibrils. However, difference existed in content of β-sheet per chain under different pHs. The changes of twist angles and growth of fibril were initiated by the odd tip, responding to the divergence in growth mechanism of fibril.

Key words: Aβ42, pH effect, fibrils, twist angle, fibril growth, odd tip

CLC Number: 

  • O64
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