Solvent structure at a hydrophobic protein surface
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Solvent structure at a hydrophobic protein surface.
The impact of an extensive, uniform and hydrophobic protein surface on the behavior of the surrounding solvent is investigated. In particular, focus is placed on the possible enhancement of the structure of water at the interface, one model for the hydrophobic effect. Solvent residence times and radial distribution functions are analyzed around three types of atomic sites (methyl, polar, and po...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proteins: Structure, Function, and Genetics
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0887-3585,1097-0134
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0134(199703)27:3<395::aid-prot7>3.0.co;2-c