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(a) Formation of α-helix by a portion of the backbone. (b) Lateral contact of (formation of β-sheet by) portions of the backbone. (c) Close packing of side chains. The total excluded volume decreases by the overlapped volume marked in dark purple or dark gray, leading to a corresponding increase in the total volume available to the translational displacement of solvent molecules in the system.
