GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE AND FRACTAL DIMENSION OF PROTEIN FREE ENERGY LANDSCAPES

Nelson A. Alves () and Ulrich H. E. Hansmann ()
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Nelson A. Alves: Departamento de Física e Matemática, FFCLRP, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes 3900. CEP 014040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
Ulrich H. E. Hansmann: Department of Physics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931-1291, USA

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2000, vol. 11, issue 02, 301-308

Abstract: The free-energy landscape of two peptides is evaluated at various temperatures and an estimate for its fractal dimension at these temperatures calculated. We show that monitoring this quantity as a function of temperature allows to determine the glass transition temperature.

Keywords: Energy Landscape; Folding Funnel; Fractal Dimension; Protein Folding; Generalized-Ensemble Simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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