Figure 3.

Comparison of structures along the representative ASMD trajectories at several points along the relative extension of the peptides from initial (folded) to final (fully unfolded) structures. The a2N and Ala₁₄ peptides initially have three turns and approximately the same number of residues equal to 17 and 14, respectively. The EK (k = 5) and Ala₃₀ peptides initially have eight turns and approximately the same number of residues equal to 32 and 30, respectively. To see this figure in color, go online.