Dependence of protein stability on the structure of the denatured state: Free energy calculations of 156V mutation in human lysozyme

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2178-2187

  Sugita, Yuji ^a   Kitao, Akio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031722981     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77661-1     Document Type: Article

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