Molecular theory of hydrophobic effects: "She is too mean to have her name repeated.".

摘要: This paper reviews the molecular theory of hydrophobic effects relevant to biomolecular structure and assembly in aqueous solution. Recent progress has resulted simple, validated statistical thermodynamic theories clarification confusing decades ago. Current work is resolving wider variations state, e.g., pressure denaturation soluble proteins, more exotic questions such as surface chemistry treating stability macromolecular structures