Domain motions in dihydrofolate reductase: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 776-796

  Verma, Chandra S ^a   Caves, Leo S D ^a   Hubbard, Roderick E ^a   Roberts, Gordon C K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperativity; Dhfr; Domain motions; Molecular dynamics; Quashiharmonic modes

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; METHOTREXATE; PTERIDINE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

EID: 0031557394     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0818     Document Type: Article

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