Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory
There are two molecular processes that are essential for living bodies to maintain their life: the molecular recognition, and the self-organization or self-assembly. Binding of a substrate by an enzyme is an example of the molecular recognition, while the protein folding is a good example of the sel...
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| author | Masatake Sugita Itaru Onishi Masayuki Irisa Norio Yoshida Fumio Hirata |
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| description | There are two molecular processes that are essential for living bodies to maintain their life: the molecular recognition, and the self-organization or self-assembly. Binding of a substrate by an enzyme is an example of the molecular recognition, while the protein folding is a good example of the self-organization process. The two processes are further governed by the other two physicochemical processes: solvation and the structural fluctuation. In the present article, the studies concerning the two molecular processes carried out by Hirata and his coworkers, based on the statistical mechanics of molecular liquids or the RISM/3D-RISM theory, are reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d71ffaae38ad4c7cae802bf898c030ce2023-12-03T12:22:59ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-01-0126227110.3390/molecules26020271Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM TheoryMasatake Sugita0Itaru Onishi1Masayuki Irisa2Norio Yoshida3Fumio Hirata4Department of Computer Science, School of Computing, Tokyo Institute of Technology, W8-76, 2-12-1, Ookayama Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, JapanDepartment of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, JapanDepartment of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, JapanDepartment of Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8581, JapanTheoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, JapanThere are two molecular processes that are essential for living bodies to maintain their life: the molecular recognition, and the self-organization or self-assembly. Binding of a substrate by an enzyme is an example of the molecular recognition, while the protein folding is a good example of the self-organization process. The two processes are further governed by the other two physicochemical processes: solvation and the structural fluctuation. In the present article, the studies concerning the two molecular processes carried out by Hirata and his coworkers, based on the statistical mechanics of molecular liquids or the RISM/3D-RISM theory, are reviewed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/2/271molecular recognitionself-organizationRISM/3D-RISM theorywatersolvationfluctuation |
| spellingShingle | Masatake Sugita Itaru Onishi Masayuki Irisa Norio Yoshida Fumio Hirata Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory Molecules molecular recognition self-organization RISM/3D-RISM theory water solvation fluctuation |
| title | Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory |
| title_full | Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory |
| title_fullStr | Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory |
| title_short | Molecular Recognition and Self-Organization in Life Phenomena Studied by a Statistical Mechanics of Molecular Liquids, the RISM/3D-RISM Theory |
| title_sort | molecular recognition and self organization in life phenomena studied by a statistical mechanics of molecular liquids the rism 3d rism theory |
| topic | molecular recognition self-organization RISM/3D-RISM theory water solvation fluctuation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/2/271 |
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