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Abstract
The discrepancy of the pH dependence of the unfolding free energy for staphylococcal nuclease from what is expected from an idealized model for the unfolded state is accounted for by the recently developed Gaussian-chain model. Residual electrostatic effects in the unfolded state are attributed to nonspecific interactions dominated by charges close along the sequence. The dominance of nonspecific local interactions appears to be supported by some experimental evidence.Mesh:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12496071 PMCID: PMC1302379 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75304-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033