Incorporating protein conformational flexibility into the calculation of pH-dependent protein properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2075-2093

  Alexov, E G ^a   Gunner, M R ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; IONIZATION; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030945495     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78851-9     Document Type: Article

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