Differential equation model to study dynamic behaviour of globular proteins

Abstract
By regarding the globular proteins as spheroidal shaped bodies of uniform density, a differential equation model to study their low amplitude fluctuations was developed. It was then applied to the crystal structures of [bovine] pancreatic trypsin inhibitor and [tuna] ferrocytochrome c. The results were tested by comparing them with those of the dynamic simulation and temperature factor studies on the same proteins.