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                 A. Folding and denaturation of ribonuclease A

                                                                           N  terminus
                        N  terminus

                                                                                              58-110


                                                           26-84
                         His -12




                                              40-95
                26                                                    His -12
                                                                                               65-72

                                                              Lys-41           His-119

                                                                     C  terminus
                   40

                         Lys-41




                                               Folding

                                           Denaturation
                       58


                          65
                                                B. Energetics of protein folding
                                                +
                          72                                           Increased order
                                                                       in the molecule


                                                                      Interactions
                                                                      in the
                                                             -T·∆S conf  molecule


                                                                                Reduced
                                                                                order
                                                                                in water

                                                  Energy
                84


                                                                    ∆H falt    -T·∆S was
                   95

                                                                                        Free enthalpy
                                                                                        of folding
                                                 –                                      (∆Gfold)
                       110
                             His-119
                          C  terminus                 ∆Gfold =  ∆Hfold –T·∆Swater –T·∆Sconf









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