| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5389700 | Chemical Physics Letters | 2006 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We argue that the structural stability of a protein in aqueous solution under physiological conditions is governed mainly by the entropy of water. We test 600 structures of protein G obtained as local-minimum states in water and find that the entropy of water is maximized for the native structure.
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Authors
Yuichi Harano, Roland Roth, Masahiro Kinoshita,