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The energy landscape in non-biological and biological molecules

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The concept of energy landscapes promises to connect aspects of biology, chemistry and physics. A recent paper highlights the need for continuous exchange of information between fields to maximize the utility of this idea.

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Figure 1: A very simple and a very complex energy landscape.
Figure 2: Hierarchical tree representation of part of the energy landscape of crambin.
Figure 3: Pictorial correspondence between the potential energy surface and the tree diagram for three different energy landscapes.

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