Front Cover: L−Lysine Amino Acid Adsorption on Zeolite L: a Combined Synchrotron, X‐Ray and Neutron Diffraction Study (ChemistryOpen 10/2020)

• Published in: ChemistryOpen (Weinheim) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. 975
• Main Authors: Beltrami, Giada, Martucci, Annalisa, Pasti, Luisa, Chenet, Tatiana, Ardit, Matteo, Gigli, Lara, Cescon, Mirco, Suard, Emmanuelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken John Wiley and Sons Inc 01-10-2020
• Subjects: Brønsted acid site; Cover Picture; Cover Pictures; L zeolite; L-lysine adsorption; neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction; α-helical conformation
• ISSN: 2191-1363; 2191-1363
• DOI: 10.1002/open.202000271

The Front Cover shows L‐lysine amino acid adsorption on zeolite L. The role of the zeolite channels in the stabilization of the lysine absorbed and the effect of water on protein structure are elucidated at atomistic level. The stabilization of the L α‐helical conformation is related to strong H‐bonds between the tail aminogroups of lysine molecules and the Brønsted acid site as well as to complex intermolecular H‐bond system between water molecules, zeolite and amino acid. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Giada Beltrami et al.