Chapter 3. Hydration Dynamics and Coupled Water–Protein Fluctuations Probed by Intrinsic Tryptophan

  1. Stuart A. Rice
  1. Dongping Zhong

Published Online: 13 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470508602.ch3

Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 143

Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 143

How to Cite

Zhong, D. (2009) Hydration Dynamics and Coupled Water–Protein Fluctuations Probed by Intrinsic Tryptophan, in Advances in Chemical Physics, Volume 143 (ed S. A. Rice), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470508602.ch3

Editor Information

  1. Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Author Information

  1. Departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 JUL 2009
  2. Published Print: 22 JUL 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470500255

Online ISBN: 9780470508602

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Keywords:

  • hydration dynamics and coupled water–protein;
  • surface hydration versus protein solvation;
  • intrinsic tryptophan and fluctuations probed

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Optical Probe of Intrinsic Amino Acid Tryptophan

  • Model Systems

  • Surface Hydration Versus Protein Solvation

  • Global Mapping of Surface Hydration and Protein Fluctuations

  • Molecular Dynamics Simulations

  • Concluding Remarks and Future Work

  • Acknowledgments

  • References