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Simulations of various beta-peptides have in the last years clarified several issues concerning peptide folding equilibria and interpretation of experimental data, especially from NMR and CD spectroscopy. These simulations involved different temperatures, pH-values, ionic strengths, solvents, and force-field parameters, but a variation of these factors for one beta-peptide has not yet been done. To investigate the influence of varying these factors, we analyze the helix stability of an all-beta3-icosapeptide bearing all 20 proteinogenic amino acid side chains, which is experimentally observed to fold into a 3(14)-helix in methanol but not in water. Structural aspects, such as hydrogen-bonded rings and salt bridges, are discussed and a comparison with NMR primary (NOE distance bounds and 3J-values) and secondary (NMR derived model structures) data is made. We further investigate the reasons for the 3(14)-helix stability/instability in methanol/water. Of all factors studied, the presence of counterions seems to be the one inducing most significant effects in the simulations.
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