BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
The pKa values of buried ionizable amino acids can be determined by the thermodynamic stability of the protein
Miranda N. Hurst, Christos M. Kougentakis, A.C. Robinson, Bertrand García‐Moreno E.
This study shows that the pKa values of buried ionizable amino acids in proteins correlate with the thermodynamic stability of the protein, indicating that they reflect conformational transition energetics rather than local electrostatic properties.
DOI 10.64898/2025.11.30.690581