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Myths and Verities in Protein Folding Theories

AUTHOR Arieh Ben-Naim; Arieh Ben-Naim; Arieh Ben-Naim et al.
PUBLISHER World Scientific Publishing Company (02/24/2016)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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This book tells the story of a whole field of research which went disastrously wrong in many different directions when the wrong tools were used and the wrong targets aimed at, to solve a problem.It all started from the misinterpretation of Schellman's experiments which were carried out in the mid-1950s, and which were later encapsulated by the so-called 'Hydrogen-bond inventory argument.' As a result, hydrogen bonding was ignored in protein folding; along with that a whole repertoire of other possible hydrophilic effects were not even considered. Against this background the hydrophobic effects, as suggested by Kauzmann, became the single most important effects in protein folding.In addition, as a result of the misinterpretation of Anfinsen's hypothesis, as well as misunderstanding of the Second Law, people made futile attempts to search for the structure of proteins in the global minimum of either the Energy, or the Gibbs Energy Landscape.
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ISBN-13: 9789814725989
ISBN-10: 9814725986
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 448
Carton Quantity: 16
Product Dimensions: 6.30 x 1.20 x 9.10 inches
Weight: 1.65 pound(s)
Country of Origin: SG
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Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology
Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry
Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology
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This book tells the story of a whole field of research which went disastrously wrong in many different directions when the wrong tools were used and the wrong targets aimed at, to solve a problem.It all started from the misinterpretation of Schellman's experiments which were carried out in the mid-1950s, and which were later encapsulated by the so-called 'Hydrogen-bond inventory argument.' As a result, hydrogen bonding was ignored in protein folding; along with that a whole repertoire of other possible hydrophilic effects were not even considered. Against this background the hydrophobic effects, as suggested by Kauzmann, became the single most important effects in protein folding.In addition, as a result of the misinterpretation of Anfinsen's hypothesis, as well as misunderstanding of the Second Law, people made futile attempts to search for the structure of proteins in the global minimum of either the Energy, or the Gibbs Energy Landscape.
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