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The Origins of Arginine "Magic": Guanidinium Like-Charge Ion Pairing and Oligoarginine Aggregation in Water by NMR, Cryoelectron Microscopy, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Denys Biriukov, Zuzana Osifová, Man Thi Hong Nguyen…·Mario Vazdar
This study quantifies weak like-charge pairing of guanidinium ions in water using NMR, MD simulations, and cryo-EM, contrasting with ammonium ions and showing oligoarginine aggregation.