Water Molecules and their Dense Hydrogen Bond Networks

WATER MOLECULES AND THEIR DENSE HYDROGEN BOND NETWORKS 

In this chapter we discuss the structure of this H-bond network, examining recent experiments on hydration mechanisms of macromolecules that have contributed original information on the structures of H-bond networks developed by H2O molecules in these macromolecules. We then describe present experiments on bioprotection that stress the impact this H-bond network has on the structure of the macromolecule itself, before mentioning protein folding, which have undergone rapid development in recent years, but have not yet reached a point where significant information could be obtained. We then proceed 

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