Charge Induced Helix-Coil Transition in Some Macromolecules

Abstract

The theory of cell model for diffuse phase transition has been applied to explain charge induced helix coil transitions in polyglutamic acid and leucineglutamic acid copolymers in aqueous solutions. The experimental data of Snipp, Miller and Nylund have been utilized. Uninterrupted sequence lengths in the helical and random coil regions have also been calculated.