\CaCl\citep{fisher-CaCl}) was flushed into the fluid cell. After the
new buffer equilibrated, unfolding experiments were continued.
-Previous research on the effect of ions on unfolding forces is small,
-although earlier experimental work on amyloid $\beta$ shows decreased
-fibrillation with even small
+Since \citet{hofmeister88}, there has been a lot of research on the
+effect of ions on protein solubility. However, previous research on
+the effect of ions on unfolding forces is small, but we do have some
+material to work with. Earlier experimental work on amyloid $\beta$
+shows decreased fibrillation with even small
\Ca\ concentrations\citep{chauhan97,itkin11}. The mechanism behind
this weaker bonding is unclear\citep{chauhan97,zhang06}, although
aspartic and glutamic acid groups tend to have a strong affinity for
\Cl\ anion\citep{friedman11}. Of these amino acids, only glutamic
acid occurs in the key hydrogen bond regions responsible for I27
unfolding\citep{lu00b} (\cref{fig:I27:H-bonds}). \NaCl\ has also been
-shown to decrease hydrogen bonding\citep{zidar11}.
+shown to decrease internal hydrogen bonding in the
+protein\citep{zidar11}. In molecular dynamics studies of amalyoid
+$\beta$ fragments, the destabilizing effect of \CaCl\ is much greater
+than the destabilizing effects of \MgCl, \NaCl, and
+\KCl\citep{smith13}.
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