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Record Nr.

UNINA9910731477003321

Autore

Ben-Naim Arieh

Titolo

Solvent-Induced Interactions and Forces in Protein Folding : Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Phenomena / / by Arieh Ben-Naim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-31871-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 pages)

Collana

Physical Chemistry in Action, , 2197-4357

Disciplina

541.3482

Soggetti

Thermodynamics

Physical biochemistry

Proteins

Biophysical Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction, definitions and motivations for studying solvent-induced interactions -- A Brief Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics -- Solvent-induced interactions and forces, definitions and connections with thermodynamics -- Hydrophobic interactions and forces -- Hydrophilic Interactions and Forces -- Implementation of the HϕI interactions and forces in some biochemical processes -- Appendix A. The BN3D model of water and the corresponding pair potential -- Appendix B. Solvation thermodynamics of water in liquid water. .

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph presents the molecular theory and necessary tools for the study of solvent-induced interactions and forces. After introducing the reader to the basic definitions of solvent-induced interactions, the author provides a brief analysis of the statistical thermodynamics. The book thoroughly overviews the connection of those interactions with thermodynamics and consequently focuses on specifically discussing the hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions and forces. The importance of the implementation of hydrophilic interactions and forces in various biochemical processes is thoroughly analyzed, while evidence based on theory, experiments, and simulated calculations supporting that hydrophilic interactions and forces are far more important than the corresponding hydrophobic effects in many biochemical processes such



as protein folding, self-assembly of proteins, molecular recognitions, are described in detail. This title is of great interest to students and researchers working in the fields of chemistry, physics, biochemistry, and molecular biology.