NMR investigation of the solution conformation of oxidized flavodoxin from Desulfovibrio vulgaris: Determination of the tertiary structure and detection of protein-bound water molecules

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 238, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 423-434

  Knauf, Martin A ^a   Löhr, Frank ^a   Blümel, Markus ^a   Mayhew, Stephen G ^b   Rüterjans, Heinz ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Desulfovibrio vulgaris flavodoxin; NMR; Protein bound water; Solution structure

Indexed keywords

DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS;

FLAVODOXIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESULFOVIBRIO; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BINDING SITES; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVODOXIN; HYDROGEN BONDING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOFTWARE; WATER;

EID: 0029996835     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0423z.x     Document Type: Article

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