Abstract:
Mechanical unfolding of two identical in structure but differ in their amino acid sequences immunoglobulinbinding domains of proteins L and G under the action of external forces have been investigating using the method of molecular dynamics with explicit model of solvent. Mechanical characteristics of these proteins have been calculated. It has been shown that in the way of the mechanical unfolding of both proteins appear intermediate states. Calculations revealed three significantly different ways of mechanical unfolding of proteins L and G.
Keywords:molecular dynamics, mechanical unfolding, contacts between elements of secondary structure.