A Model for the Thermodynamics of Globular Proteins
Condensed Matter
2009-10-31 v1 q-bio
Abstract
Comments: 6 pages RevTeX, 6 Postscript figures. We review a statistical mechanics treatment of the stability of globular proteins based on a simple model Hamiltonian taking into account protein self interactions and protein-water interactions. The model contains both hot and cold folding transitions. In addition it predicts a critical point at a given temperature and chemical potential of the surrounding water. The universality class of this critical point is new.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9905357,
title = {A Model for the Thermodynamics of Globular Proteins},
author = {Alex Hansen and Mogens H. Jensen and Kim Sneppen and Giovanni Zocchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9905357},
year = {2009}
}