Dynamic hydration shell restores Kauzmann's 1959 explanation of how the hydrophobic factor drives protein folding

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 13052-13056

  Baldwin, Robert L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity work; Hydrophobic hydration; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; METHANE; SOLVENT; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALKANES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84906998218     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1414556111     Document Type: Article

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