Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Temperature Induced Unfolding of Crambin Follow the Arrhenius Equation. [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Molecular dynamics simulations have been used extensively to model the folding and unfolding of proteins. The rates of folding and unfolding should follow the Arrhenius equation over a limited range of temperatures. This study shows that molecular dynamic simulations of the unfolding of crambin betw...

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Main Authors: Andrew Dalby, Mohd Shahir Shamsir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2015-08-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/4-589/v1
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Summary:Molecular dynamics simulations have been used extensively to model the folding and unfolding of proteins. The rates of folding and unfolding should follow the Arrhenius equation over a limited range of temperatures. This study shows that molecular dynamic simulations of the unfolding of crambin between 500K and 560K do follow the Arrhenius equation. They also show that while there is a large amount of variation between the simulations the average values for the rate show a very high degree of correlation.
ISSN:2046-1402