Orientational oscillations of the peptide groups of an α-helix
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The low-energy orientational oscillations of the peptide groups of an α-helix are considered and the value of the frequency is estimated to be in agreement with experiments. Approximate formulae are derived for the projection of a dipole moment on the helix axis and for the helix parameters. Within the framework of a three-chain model, the asymptotics of the soliton solution is obtained using a discrete approach. The analysis of α-helix geometry exhibits two types of low-frequency oscillations of the α-helix. The first one is connected with atom movements along the helix axis with the peptide groups twisting around the helix axis. Accordingly, it changes the hydrogen bond lengths between neighbouring peptide groups. In the second case, the slopes of the peptide groups to the helix axis oscillate without the helix parameters changing. Here, the energy of interactions between peptide-group dipoles is changed and, as a result, the oscillations have an optical nature. The frequency of the optical orientational oscillations is approximately 100 cm-1.
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