Rapid, electrostatically assisted association of proteins

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 427-431

  Schreiber, Gideon ^a,b   Fersht, Alan R ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCKING PROTEIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; RIBONUCLEASE;

CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME INHIBITOR COMPLEX; ENZYME INHIBITOR INTERACTION; IONIC STRENGTH; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBONUCLEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029873697     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb0596-427     Document Type: Review

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