Bulk-solvent and hydration-shell fluctuations, similar to alpha- and beta-fluctuations in glasses, control protein motions and functions.
Fenimore
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Theory Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Frauenfelder
Hans
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McMahon
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Young
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D000818:Animals; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000737:chemistry; D033363:Neutron Diffraction; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents; D015204:Spectroscopy, Mossbauer; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water
D008024:Ligands; D009211:Myoglobin; D011506:Proteins; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water