Protein Folding

Forces in Protein Structure: What holds it together ?

Dispersion Forces and Electric Shell Repulsions

PPT Slide

Electrostatic Interactions

PPT Slide

Dipole – Dipole Interactions

Dipoles in an a-Helix

Hydrogen Bonds

Hydrogen Bonds: Donors and Acceptors

Hydrogen Bonding in Water

Hydrophobic Interactions

Hydrophobic Interactions

Contributions to ?G of Folding

Sequence Specifies Conformation

The Protein Folding Problem

The Protein Folding Problem 2 related questions

Mechanism of Protein Folding

1st Mechanism of Protein Folding

2nd Mechanism of Protein Folding

3rd Mechanism of Protein Folding

How does an energy landscape solve Levinthal’s paradox?

Lattice Model

Folding on a Lattice Model Monte Carlo Dynamics

Lattice Model Folding

Conclusions of Lattice Model

Entropy Loss Plays an Important Role in Determining the Free-Energy Surface

2 Examples of Energetic and Entropic Contributions: Fast vs Slow Folding

Complex Folding Reactions

Folding of Hen Lysozyme

Folding Funnel for Lysozyme

Lattice Model for Complex Folding

Conclusions on Protein Folding

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