Bakk, Audun; Hansen, Alex; Sneppen, Kim - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 291 (2001) 1, pp. 60-70
We explain the physical basis of a very simple hierarchical model for small globular proteins with water interactions. The water is supposed to accesses the protein interior in an “all-or-none” manner during the unfolding of the protein chain. As a consequence of this mechanism (somewhat...