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Ion hydration: Implications for cellular function, polyelectrolytes, and protein crystallization by Collins, Kim D.

“…Only oppositely charged ions with matching absolute free energies of hydration spontaneously form inner sphere ion pairs in free solution [K.D.Collins, Ions…”
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The Molecular Origin of Like-Charge Arginine−Arginine Pairing in Water by Vondrášek, Jiří, Mason, Philip E, Heyda, Jan, Collins, Kim D, Jungwirth, Pavel

“…Molecular dynamics simulations show significant like-charge pairing of guanidinium side chains in aqueous poly-arginine, while this effect is absent in aqueous…”
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The behavior of ions in water is controlled by their water affinity by Collins, Kim D

“…The strong, long-range electrostatic forces described by Coulomb's law disappear for ions in water, and the behavior of these ions is instead controlled by…”
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Dynamic hydration numbers for biologically important ions by Kiriukhin, Michael Y, Collins, Kim D

“…The role of ionized groups in biological systems is determined by their affinity for water [Biophys. J. 72 (1997) 65–76]. The tightly bound water associated…”
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Why continuum electrostatics theories cannot explain biological structure, polyelectrolytes or ionic strength effects in ion–protein interactions by Collins, Kim D.

“…Continuum electrostatics models for ions in water provide apparent long range electrostatic explanations for the forces on ions. However the electro-chemical…”
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The hydrogen bond strength of the phenol-phenolate anionic complex: a computational and photoelectron spectroscopic study by Buytendyk, Allyson M, Graham, Jacob D, Collins, Kim D, Bowen, Kit H, Wu, Chia-Hua, Wu, Judy I

“…The phenol-phenolate anionic complex was studied in vacuo by negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy using 193 nm photons and by density functional theory…”
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Classically activated mouse macrophages produce methylglyoxal that induces a TLR4‐ and RAGE‐independent proinflammatory response by Prantner, Daniel, Nallar, Shreeram, Richard, Katharina, Spiegel, David, Collins, Kim D., Vogel, Stefanie N.

“…The highly reactive compound methylglyoxal (MG) can cause direct damage to cells and tissues by reacting with cellular macromolecules. MG has been identified…”
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Ions from the Hofmeister series and osmolytes: effects on proteins in solution and in the crystallization process by Collins, Kim D.

“…Sephadex G-10 gel sieving chromatography, Jones-Dole viscosity B coefficients, and solution neutron and X-ray diffraction are used to show that small ions of…”
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Ions in water: Characterizing the forces that control chemical processes and biological structure by Collins, Kim D., Neilson, George W., Enderby, John E.

“…The continuum electrostatics model of Debye and Hückel [P. Debye and E. Hückel, On the theory of electrolytes. I. Freezing point depression and related…”
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Strong, Low-Barrier Hydrogen Bonds May Be Available to Enzymes by Graham, Jacob D, Buytendyk, Allyson M, Wang, Di, Bowen, Kit H, Collins, Kim D

“…The debate over the possible role of strong, low-barrier hydrogen bonds in stabilizing reaction intermediates at enzyme active sites has taken place in the…”
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Sticky Ions in Biological Systems by Collins, Kim D.

“…Aqueous gel sieving chromatography on Sephadex G-10 of the Group IA cations (Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+) plus NH+ 4as the Cl-salts, in combination with previous…”
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Charge density-dependent strength of hydration and biological structure by Collins, K.D.

“…Small ions of high charge density (kosmotropes) bind water molecules strongly, whereas large monovalent ions of low charge density (chaotropes) bind water…”
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Specific cleavage of peptides containing an aspartic acid (.beta.-hydroxamic acid) residue by Blodgett, James K, Loudon, G. Marc, Collins, Kim D

“…Peptides containing the aspartyl beta -hydroxamic acid residue are cleaved specifically at the carboxyl side of this residue at pH values greater than or equal…”
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An Activated Intermediate Analogue by Collins, Kim D.

“…At pH 7.5 and 25°, P-glycolohydroxamic acid is an effective inhibitor, competitive with dihydroxyacetone-P, of rabbit muscle triose-P isomerase (Ki = 4 µm) and…”
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Aspartate Transcarbamylase by Collins, Kim D., Stark, George R.

“…N -(Phosphonacetyl)- l -aspartate (PALA) is a stable analogue of the transition state in the reaction catalyzed by aspartate transcarbamylase from Escherichia…”
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The Hofmeister effect and the behaviour of water at interfaces by Collins, K D, Washabaugh, M W

“…Starting from known properties of non-specific salt effects on the surface tension at an air-water interface, we propose the first general, detailed…”
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Dihydroorotase from Escherichia coli. Substitution of Co(II) for the active site Zn(II) by BROWN, D. C, COLLINS, K. D

“…Treatment of Escherichia coli dihydroorotase (a homodimer of subunit molecular weight 38,729) containing only the 1 active site Zn(II) ion per subunit with the…”
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Interdependence of ryanodine binding, oligomeric receptor interactions, and Ca2+ release regulation in junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum by Carroll, S, Skarmeta, J G, Yu, X, Collins, K D, Inesi, G

“…We have examined ryanodine binding to its receptor (RR) and compared its effect on Ca2+ release to the Ca2+ release triggered by Ca2+ plus ATP, using vesicular…”
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Purification of aqueous ethylene glycol by Washabaugh, M W, Collins, K D

“…Reagent-grade ethylene glycol has been shown to contain substantial amounts of aldehydes, peroxides, iron, and uv-absorbing hydrocarbons. These impurities can…”
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Aspartate Transcarbamylase by Collins, K D, Stark, G R

“…The binding of substrates and substrate analogues to the catalytic subunit of aspartate transcarbamylase from Escherichia coli can be detected by difference…”
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