Stabilization and destabilization of crystals of biopolymers initiated by the environment

Crystalline structure of biopolymers is shown to be greatly affected by the environment. The ubiquitous presence of moisture is found to disturb the crystalline structure of a biosynthesized model polypeptide. We propose a step-by-step mechanism to describe the process of hydration-induced structura...

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Main Author: Chen, Chao-Cheng
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1996
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9619379