Topological Features of Parametric Structures of Bound Water

Abstract

A review is presented of the authors’ own works on what they believe are the most important features of the model proposed by N.A. Bulienkov for parametric non-crystallographic structures of water associated with biopolymers. Characteristics of the internal parameters of bound water with a globular protein are considered, and the existence of twist baths in the structure of bound water is confirmed. The nature of water bonding with monosaccharides is analyzed. It is shown they complement parametric structures much more than they do the crystal structure of ice Ih. Important features of parametric structures include the possible formation of enantiomorphic structures and the accumulation of elastic stresses that can be used in the mechanochemical processes of molecular machines.