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. 2009 Jun 17;96(12):4984–4992. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.044

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Cartoon indicating how Rsn-2 molecules might lie in a more extended conformation at the air-water interface compared with the compact closed form in solution. This would expose nonpolar faces of the helix and sheet segments to the air while maintaining more polar contacts with the underlying water.