Valence screening of water in protein crystals reveals potential Na+ binding sites

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 228-234

  Nayal, Murad ^a   Di Cera, Enrico ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational biology; Lysozyme; Molecular recognition; Monovalent cations; Thrombin; Water

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; ENOLASE; LITHIUM ION; LYSOZYME; MAGNESIUM ION; OXYGEN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEINASE; RUBIDIUM ION; RUBREDOXIN; SODIUM ION; THROMBIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA BASE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029926326     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0081     Document Type: Editorial

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