Seven snapshots in the time evolution of the contact matrix for
β-lactoglobulin obtained respectively (a–g) at 6.4
× 10−8, 3.0 × 10−7, 7.9 ×
10−7, 1.8 × 10−5, 5.2 ×
10−4, 1.0 × 10–3 s, and essentially the
contact matrix for the native structure. The arrows in c
and e indicate regions that show local topological
invariance but structural multiplicity; that is, the relevant torsion
angles remain in the same R-basins but change geometries.