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From: "Matthew Brenneman" <mbrennem@vt.edu>
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Hello,

I have a very simple question.

Has anyone ever inferred the motion of a molecular group in a protein (like
a trp or tyr ring) that does not undergo free motion, but rather makes rare
transitions between distinct states from experimental data.
I know that people like McCammon have done work analyzing trp ring flips
years ago, but to my knowledge, they did not compare their results to
experimental data on the ring flip.

Thanks in Advance,

Matthew T. Brenneman



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