Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
1996-04-08
Physics
Chemical Physics
10 pages, latex, figures upon request
Scientific paper
10.1209/epl/i1996-00162-1
We consider the statistical mechanics of a full set of two-dimensional protein-like heteropolymers, whose thermodynamics is characterized by the coil-to-globular ($T_\theta$) and the folding ($T_f$) transition temperatures. For our model, the typical time scale for reaching the unique native conformation is shown to scale as $\tau_f\sim F(M)\exp(\sigma/\sigma_0)$, where $\sigma=1-T_f/T_\theta$, $M$ is the number of residues, and $F(M)$ scales algebraically with $M$. We argue that $T_f$ scales linearly with the inverse of entropy of low energy non-native states, whereas $T_\theta$ is almost independent of it. As $\sigma\rightarrow 0$, non-productive intermediates decrease, and the initial rapid collapse of the protein leads to structures resembling the native state. Based solely on {\it accessible} information, $\sigma$ can be used to predict sequences that fold rapidly.
Camacho Carlos J.
Thirumalai Dave
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