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Protein Stability
« on: April 30, 2009, 04:15:03 AM »
Consider protein Z. When a tyrosine residue from the core was replaced by alanine, a cavity was created. A structural analysis of the protein revealed that this cavity contains one molecule of water. How does this stability of this water filled cavity compare to the same cavity without water present? How do you know?

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