Monte Carlo simulations of protein folding using inexact potentials: How accurate must parameters be in order to preserve the essential features of the energy landscape?

Antônio F. Pereira de Araújo¹ and Thomas C. Pochapsky^2*
Biophysics Program¹ and Chemistry Department²
Brandeis University, Waltham,MA 02254, USA

*corresponding author

key words: lattice model, Monte Carlo simulation,
potential inaccuracy, protein folding

running head: Folding with inaccurate potential