Theoretical and experimental studies on the carbon‐nanotube surface oxidation by nitric acid: Interplay between functionalization and vacancy enlargement

…, A Gonçalves, MFR Pereira, F Jolibois… - … A European Journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The nitric acid oxidation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes leading to surface carboxylic
groups has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The experimental results …

Protonation of thymine, cytosine, adenine, and guanine DNA nucleic acid bases: theoretical investigation into the framework of density functional theory

…, M Toscano, A Grand, F Jolibois - Journal of computational …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Gradient‐corrected density functional computations with triple‐zeta‐type basis sets were
performed to determine the preferred protonation site and the absolute gas‐phase proton …

The conical shape of DIM lipids promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of macrophages

…, G Ferré, G Czaplicki, F Jolibois… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Phthiocerol dimycocerosate (DIM) is a major virulence factor of the pathogen Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (Mtb). While this lipid promotes the entry of Mtb into macrophages, which …

Potential energy surface crossings and the mechanistic spectrum for intramolecular electron transfer in organic radical cations

L Blancafort, F Jolibois, M Olivucci… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The structure of the potential energy surface for the intramolecular electron transfer (IET) of
four different model radical cations has been determined by using reaction path mapping and …

[PDF][PDF] Order parameters of a transmembrane helix in a fluid bilayer: case study of a WALP peptide

A Holt, L Rougier, V Réat, F Jolibois, O Saurel… - Biophysical journal, 2010 - cell.com
A new solid-state NMR-based strategy is established for the precise and efficient analysis of
orientation and dynamics of transmembrane peptides in fluid bilayers. For this purpose, …

Weak backbone CH⋯ O [double bond, length as m-dash] C and side chain t Bu⋯ t Bu London interactions help promote helix folding of achiral N t Bu peptoids

…, S Faure, C Didierjean, L Jouffret, F Jolibois… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of all-cis amide (NtBu)-glycine oligomers up to 15 residues long by a blockwise
coupling approach is reported. The structure and dynamical behavior of these peptoids …

Hydrogen dissociation of naphthalene cations: a theoretical study

F Jolibois, A Klotz, FX Gadéa, C Joblin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2005 - aanda.org
We present the computational results of removing mono and di-hydrogen atoms from the
naphthalene cation. Calculations are performed at the B3LYP level with an extended basis. …

Hydrogen bonding of cholesterol in the lipidic cubic phase

…, V Réat, G Czaplicki, O Saurel, A Milon, F Jolibois… - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
The addition of cholesterol to the monoolein-based lipidic cubic phase (LCP) has been
instrumental in obtaining high-resolution crystal structures of several G protein-coupled receptors…

Reconsidering Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics using direct propagation of molecular orbitals developed upon Gaussian type atomic orbitals

…, L Maron, JP Daudey, F Jolibois - Physical Chemistry …, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
A reconsideration of Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics using only atom centred basis
functions is presented by doing direct propagation of molecular orbitals in conjunction with …

Propensity for local folding induced by the urea fragment in short-chain oligomers

L Fischer, C Didierjean, F Jolibois, V Semetey… - Organic & …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Examination of local folding and H-bonding patterns in model compounds can be extremely
informative to gain insight into the propensity of longer-chain oligomers to adopt specific …