Cumulative distribution for selected parameters.

<p>The AP group is represented by a solid line and the NAP group by a dotted line. The parameters presented are aromatic amino acids (Phe + Tyr + Trp + His), polar amino acids, hydrophobic amino acids, Arginine, Glutamate and Lysine.</p

Root Mean Square Deviation calculated from molecular dynamics trajectories.

<p>AP group (left) and NAP group (right).</p

Representative structures of proteins belonging to AP and NAP groups.

<p>Left: Rps0a for the AP group. Right: Cpr1 of the NAP group. The secondary structures of the protein are displayed in cartoon mode. The aromatic residues are shown in yellow in line mode and the interactions between backbone carbon atoms of the aromatic residues are displayed in red to show the aromatic clusters in both groups.</p

Characterization of silica nanoparticles used in the study.

<p>Transmission electron microscopy images of silica NPs: (A), small aggregated particles and (B), single large particle. (C) Small angle neutron scattering profiles of silica NPs; experimental data (■) and fitting by a particle size distribution (gray line). (D) adsorption isotherm of yeast proteins on silica NPs in PBS buffer; experimental data (□) and fitting by the Langmuir model (black line).</p