Moret, M.A.; Santana, M.C.; Nogueira, E.; Zebende, G.F. - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 361 (2006) 1, pp. 250-254
The major factor that drives a protein chain toward collapse and folding is the hydrophobic effect. Amino acids with apolar side chains join forming a solvent-shielded hydrophobic core. This process pack the structure in the native one. Here we investigate the average packing density of 5526...