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Protein-Solvent Interaction Energy:

Page 2, Equation 1

sigmai
: atomic solvation parameter;
Ai
: solvent accessible surface area (ASA);
ASA and its derivatives can be calculated analytically from Gauss-Bonnet theorem:

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Page 2, Picture 1

p
: number of intersecting arcs defining ASA;
ri
: radius of the i-th sphere;

Omega^i_n,n+1i n,n+1 : angle between tangential vectors;

Phi^ik_nikn
: angle defining arc length;
Theta^i_nin
: polar angle of the ik-th intersection circle;
aik
: radius of the ik-th intersection circle.


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Robert Fraczkiewicz
Thu Sep 26 15:52:24 CDT 1996