The most important contribution to the stability of a globular protein's conformation appears to be the: a.) entropy increase from the decrease in ordered water molecules forming a solvent shell around it. b.) maximum entropy increase from ionic interactions between the ionized amino acids in a protein. c.) sum of free engeries of formation of may weak interactions between its polar amino acids and surrounding water.

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The most important contribution to the stability of a globular protein's conformation appears to be the:

a.) entropy increase from the decrease in ordered water molecules forming a solvent shell around it.

b.) maximum entropy increase from ionic interactions between the ionized amino acids in a protein.

c.) sum of free engeries of formation of may weak interactions between its polar amino acids and surrounding water.

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