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Front Cover: Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Ions Complexes with a Partial Peptide of the Selectivity Filter in K + Channels Studied by a Cold Ion Trap Infrared Spectroscopy (ChemPhysChem 8/2020)
Author(s) -
Otsuka Remina,
Hirata Keisuke,
Sasaki Yuta,
Lisy James M.,
Ishiuchi Shunichi,
Fujii Masaaki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.202000247
Subject(s) - front cover , chemistry , selectivity , alkali metal , ion , cover (algebra) , spectroscopy , infrared spectroscopy , infrared , ion trap , alkaline earth metal , analytical chemistry (journal) , inorganic chemistry , optics , catalysis , physics , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering
The Front Cover illustrates the efficacy of a bottom‐up approach to ion selectivity of K + channels. The GYG‐K + complex, which replicates the local portion of K + channels, has three conformations with an equivalent distribution. This structural fluctuation is beneficial for the accommodation of K + . The cover picture is provided by Takashi Tsujino (Science Graphics Co., Ltd.). More information can be found in the Article by J. M. Lisy, S. Ishiuchi, M. Fujii and co‐workers on page 712 in Issue 8, 2020 (DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000033).