Critical aspects of hierarchical protein folding
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We argue that the first order folding transitions of proteins observed at physiological chemical conditions end in a critical point for a given temperature and chemical potential of the surrounding water. We investigate this critical point using a hierarchical Hamiltonian and determine its universality class. This class differs qualitatively from those of other known models.
3 pages RevTeX, 6 Postscript figures
3 pages RevTeX, 6 Postscript figures