Room temperature ionic liquids (ILs) have been proven to have a range of biological applications, from influencing protein folding and structural stability, to affecting enzyme activity, to modifying the permeability profile ...

The pilT motor in the organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa was simulated using molecular dynamics. The structure of the system is hexameric. The entire pilT hexamer as well as the individual monomers were simulated with the ...

The objective of this research is to understand the fundamental physical processes at play when ionic liquids diffuse into lipid bilayers, and eventually to be able to use molecular models to predict novel ionic liquids ...

Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are liquids that contain Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases as well as ions. There are a wide range of implications that involve the use of DES, ranging from fields such as pharmaceuticals and ...

CS20 is a type I pilus found in enterotoxigenic E. coli that facilitates attachment of the bacterial cell to the intestinal lining. CS20 pili must endure large forces that effect the filament structure. We explore the ...

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Ng) is a gram negative bacteria that causes the well known disease gonorrhea by infecting the mucus membrane of the reproductive system. One of the structures Ng utilize to interact with the environment ...

Diarrheagenic (enterotoxigenic) Escherichia coli (E. coli) can cause diarrhea and mortality. "The WHO Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases report estimates that > 300 million illnesses and nearly 200,000 deaths are caused ...

Type IV pili are thin, long, strong, flexible filaments that are found in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. They stretch out from pores in the membrane of the bacteria. These filaments are very important for many ...

Type IV pili (T4P) are long bio-filaments, assembled from many copies of a protein called pilin, which emanate from the surface of bacterial cells (Fig. 1). They are used to adhere to other surfaces and other cells. T4P ...