Table of Contents
{1} Size Matters
{2} Does size matter?
{3} Does size matter?...
{4} For example, data like...
{5} What defines the extent of an atom?
{6} Various Radii for atoms found in proteins
{7} Carbon radii illustrated:
{8} Carbon:
{9} Surface definitions and calculations
{10} Accessible surface determines how many solvent molecules can “touch”
{11} The molecular surface is identified by concave regions.
{12} Connolly’s MS program:
{13} Connolly program...
{14} Advantages of dot surface:
{15} Electrostatic potential...
{16} Coulombic electrostatic potential on a Molecular Surface
{17} and the spatial derivatives indicate the contours of the electrostatic field...
{18} Potential gradients around the Glu-Arg dipeptide
{19} van der Waals radii are not standardized!
{20} Applying some literature vdW’s to acetylene
{21} Why does this matter?
{22} Best combination of energy components
{23} Solvation energy of charged molecules is very different from those of uncharged species
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Author: John E. Wampler
Email: wampler@bchiris.bmb.uga.edu
Home Page: http://bmbiris.bmb.uga.edu/BMB8200
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