Calculation of electron paramagnetic resonance spectra from brownian dynamics trajectories: Application to nitroxide side chains in proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2201-2212

  Steinhoff, Heinz Jürgen ^a   Hubbell, Wayne L ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; LEUCINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0029791152     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79421-3     Document Type: Article

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