Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1997-08-06
J. Chem. Phys. 108 (1998) 2245-2250
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
10 pages LaTeX, 3 Postscript figures. Figure and references added
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.475605
We study a simple heteropolymer model containing sequence-independent local interactions on both square and triangular lattices. Sticking to a two-letter code, we investigate the model for varying strength $\kappa$ of the local interactions; $\kappa=0$ corresponds to the well-known HP model [K.F. Lau and K.A. Dill, Macromolecules 22, 3986 (1989)]. By exhaustive enumerations for short chains, we obtain all structures which act as a unique and pronounced energy minimum for at least one sequence. We find that the number of such designable structures depends strongly on $\kappa$. Also, we find that the number of designable structures can differ widely for the two lattices at a given $\kappa$. This is the case, for example, at $\kappa=0$, which implies that the HP model exhibits different behavior on the two lattices. Our findings clearly show that sequence-independent local properties of the chains can play an important role in the formation of unique minimum energy structures.
Irbäck Anders
Sandelin Erik
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