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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
In this article we generalize the use of a relationship based on the occurrence of some characteristic temperatures in protein unfolding, which were originally highlighted for proteins showing the unfolding enthalpy-entropy convergence. On this basis, we show how to dissect the unfolding Gibbs energy of globular proteins in terms of solid-like and liquid-like contributions, untangling the protein energetics by a scheme which does not suffer from excessive intricacy. We also provide an experimental estimate of unfavorable polar contributions to the protein stability, by which it seems possible to evaluate the number of buried residues in individual proteins. A comparison is assessed with the so-called hard sphere model of globular proteins. Results seem to reconcile the view that the protein interior is liquid-like with the observation that protein organization resembles an assembly of closely packed spheres.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0887-3585
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
388-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Water transfer energetics and solid-like packing of globular proteins.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biofisica, II Università di Napoli, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't