The effect of environment on the stability of an integral membrane helix: Molecular dynamics simulations of surfactant protein C in chloroform, methanol and water

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 247, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 808-822

  Kovacs, Helena ^a   Mark, Alan E ^a   Johansson, Jan ^b   van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Molecular dynamics; Peptide conformation; Solvent interactions; helix stability

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; LUNG SURFACTANT; METHANOL; PROTEIN C; VALINE; WATER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0028904088     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(05)80156-1     Document Type: Article

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