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Published on: November 20, 2021
Semi-quantitative evaluation of molecular meshing via surface analysis with varying probe radii
Naru Tanaka1, Yi-Yang Zhan, Yuka Ozawa
1Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan. chiraoka@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Abstract:
A novel method for the semi-quantitative evaluation of molecular meshing in molecular complexes and assemblies (SAVPR: surface analysis with varying probe radii) is proposed. SAVPR revealed that the extremely high stability of hexameric assemblies (nanocubes) is due to tight molecular meshing between the components in the assemblies, indicating the importance of van der Waals interactions in hydrophobic molecular assemblies.
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