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Computer Model Of A Lysozyme Crystal Growth With/Without Nanotemplate — A Comparison

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  • J. SIÓDMIAK

    (Institute of Mathematics and Physics, University of Technology and Agriculture, Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • A. GADOMSKI

    (Institute of Mathematics and Physics, University of Technology and Agriculture, Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland)

  • E. PECHKOVA

    (Nanoworld Institute and Eminent Chair of Biophysics, Genoa University, Corso Europa 30, 16132, Genoa, Italy;
    Fondazione EL.B.A., Piazza SS. Apostoli, 66, 00187, Rome, Italy)

  • C. NICOLINI

    (Nanoworld Institute and Eminent Chair of Biophysics, Genoa University, Corso Europa 30, 16132, Genoa, Italy;
    Fondazione EL.B.A., Piazza SS. Apostoli, 66, 00187, Rome, Italy)

Abstract

The results of a computer simulation of the lysozyme crystal growth influenced by monomer and tetramer (aggregate) units are discussed. A very recently introduced computer model of biopolymer crystal growth and aggregation is based on the 2D lattice Monte Carlo technique and the coarse-grained HP approximation of the lysozyme monomeric unit. Acceleration of the lysozyme crystal growth by a factor of 4/3, based on the 2AUB (PDB ID) lysozyme unit, obtained from the Langmuir–Blodgett nanotemplate method, has clearly been confirmed by means of the proposed computer simulation. It is concluded that the aggregates (tetramers) involving 2AUB lysozyme crystal growth can be expected to be slightly accelerated when compared to its monomer-based (PDB ID: 193L) counterpart, which is in excellent accord with very recent experimental findings of the emerging applied science called protein nanocrystallography.

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  • J. Siódmiak & A. Gadomski & E. Pechkova & C. Nicolini, 2006. "Computer Model Of A Lysozyme Crystal Growth With/Without Nanotemplate — A Comparison," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(09), pages 1359-1366.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:17:y:2006:i:09:n:s0129183106009801
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183106009801
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