Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.103, No.4, 608-610, 1999
Time scales for the formation of the most probable tertiary contacts in proteins with applications to cytochrome c
A simple theory (practically without any adjustable parameter) for calculating the diffusion-limited rates of forming loops of arbitrary length in polypeptide chains is given. The time needed to form a tertiary contact between met80 and his18 in Cytochrome c is 40 mu s, which is in excellent agreement with experimental determinations.