Water and Biological MacromoleculesWesthof Water and Biological Macromolecules presents an excellent description of the structural aspects of water molecules around biological macromolecules. Topics discussed include the properties of water in solid and liquid states; proteins, nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and lipids; and theoretical approaches for understanding the macroscopic observations and integrating microscopic descriptions. The nature and roles of hydration forces in macromolecular complexation and cell-cell interactions are explained, in addition to phenomena such as entropy-enthalpy compensation and the thermodynamic treatment of water bridging. Water and Biological Macromolecules will be a valuable reference for biophysicists, biochemists, and macromolecular biologists. |
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... involved in hydrogen bonds . In addition , they can also be involved in hydrogen bonding to water . The hydrogen bonding to water has generated a great deal of interest since the finding that water molecules can pry open the a - helix ...
... involved in hydrogen bonds . In addition , they can also be involved in hydrogen bonding to water . The hydrogen bonding to water has generated a great deal of interest since the finding that water molecules can pry open the a - helix ...
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... involved in additional hydrogen bonds particularly to water molecules . The bifunctional nature of the C = O group allows it to participate in an addi- tional hydrogen bond with a water molecule , besides the a - helix hydrogen bond ...
... involved in additional hydrogen bonds particularly to water molecules . The bifunctional nature of the C = O group allows it to participate in an addi- tional hydrogen bond with a water molecule , besides the a - helix hydrogen bond ...
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... involved in the binding of monosaccharides ( Bourne et al . , 1990a ) . These molecules are close to positions occupied by the monosaccharide hydroxyl groups . Complex with an a - Man ( 1-3 ) B - Man ( 1-4 ) GlcNac Trisaccharide The ...
... involved in the binding of monosaccharides ( Bourne et al . , 1990a ) . These molecules are close to positions occupied by the monosaccharide hydroxyl groups . Complex with an a - Man ( 1-3 ) B - Man ( 1-4 ) GlcNac Trisaccharide The ...
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Water structure | 3 |
Thermodynamic and dynamic properties of water | 45 |
Aqueous solutions of simple hydrophobic solutes | 55 |
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Acta Cryst analysis anionic aqueous atoms B-DNA B-form backbone base pairs Beveridge binding Biochemistry Biochim Biol Biomol Biophys Biopolymers calculations Cevc chain Chem Clementi complex conformation counterions crystal structure crystalline crystallographic d(CGCGAATTCGCG density distance dodecamer electron electrostatic Equation experimental Figure force field free energy function Gibbs energy Goodfellow H-bond helix hydration hydration forces hydration shell hydrogen bonds hydrophilic hydrophobic ice Ih interactions interfacial ions lipid bilayers lipid headgroups liquid macromolecules MD simulation membrane minor groove mJ/m² molecular dynamics Molecular dynamics simulation Monte Carlo neutron diffraction nucleic acids nucleotide orientation oxygen phase phosphate groups phosphatidylcholine phospholipid Phys polar polymer polysaccharides potential refinement region relaxation repulsive residues resolution Saenger side-chains solution solvation solvation Gibbs energy solvent solvent molecules solvent structure ẞ-sheet stability Struct studies surface temperature tion water bridges water molecules water structure Westhof X-ray Z-DNA