title: Water Turns the "Non-biological" Fluctuation of Protein into "Biological" One.
abstract: Structural fluctuation of protein is not just an mechanical "oscillation," but an event induced by an interplay of mechanical and thermodynamic processes in which water plays crucial role. The chapter is devoted to provide a theoretical description concerning the concept of structural fluctuation of protein, based on methods of the statistical mechanics.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, 525-8577, Japan, hirataf@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D011506:Proteins; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water