In Chapter 4, we have studied the chain length dependence of folding time for
proteins by implementing a novel Monte Carlo (MC) method. The physical parameters in our
model are derived from the statistics for bending and torsion angles and distances between the
centers of the monomers up to the fourth neighborhood. By assigning potential wells to each
of the physical parameters, we are able to use a modified Metropolis algorithm to efficiently
trace the later conformations of the proteins as time evolves. Our prescription for microscopic
dynamics for the protein "Crambin" results in an increase in folding times with increasing chain
length. The folding times are determined via Debye relaxation process.
Keywords: Crambin, Debye, Folding, Metropolis.
