Metastability and nucleation in the dilute fluid phase of a simple model of globular proteins

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dc.creatorSear, Richard P.
dc.date1999-12-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:15:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:15:32Z
dc.descriptionThe dilute fluid phase of model globular proteins is studied. The model possesses a fluid-fluid transition buried within the fluid-crystal coexistence region, as do some globular proteins. If this fluid-fluid transition is not buried deep inside the fluid-crystal coexistence region the crystalline phase does not nucleate within the dilute fluid. We link this lack of nucleation of the crystal to the interactions in our model and speculate that similar interactions between globular proteins are responsible for the difficulty found in crystallising many globular proteins.
dc.description11 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912199
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9912199
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/30058
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectQuantitative Biology
dc.titleMetastability and nucleation in the dilute fluid phase of a simple model of globular proteins
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