Random close packing in protein cores
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Random close packing in protein cores.
Shortly after the determination of the first protein x-ray crystal structures, researchers analyzed their cores and reported packing fractions ϕ ≈ 0.75, a value that is similar to close packing of equal-sized spheres. A limitation of these analyses was the use of extended atom models, rather than the more physically accurate explicit hydrogen model. The validity of the explicit hydrogen model w...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review E
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2470-0045,2470-0053
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.93.032415