Geometry, thermodynamics, and protein

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Authors

Fang, Yi

Jing, Junmei

Publisher

Academic Press

Abstract

We derive a new continuous free energy formula for protein folding. We obtain the formula first by adding hydrophobic effect to a classical free energy formula for cavities in water. We then obtain the same formula by geometrically pursuing the structure

Keywords

Keywords: globular protein; chemical bonding; enzyme activity; geometry; hydrogen; hydrophobicity; peptide; protein; theoretical study; thermodynamics; article; geometry; hydrogen bond; hydrophobicity; mathematical model; priority journal; protein domain; protein f Area; Constrained minimization; Free energy; Globular protein; Hydrogen bond; Hydrophobic area; Hydrophobic core; Hydrophobic effect; Volume

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/30417

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ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.09.013

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2037-12-31

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