Frauenfelder Hans
Theory Division T10, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545.
J Biol Phys. 2005 Dec;31(3-4):413-6. doi: 10.1007/s10867-005-0696-4.
Proteins are not isolated homogeneous systems. Each protein can exist in a very large number of conformations (conformational substates) that are characterized by an energy landscape. The main conformational motions, similar to the α and β fluctuations in glasses, are linked to fluctuations in the bulk solvent and the hydration shell.
蛋白质并非孤立的均匀体系。每种蛋白质都能以大量构象(构象亚态)存在,这些构象由能量景观所表征。与玻璃中的α和β波动相似,主要的构象运动与本体溶剂和水化层中的波动相关。