The interaction of borate ions with cytochrome c surface sites: A molecular dynamics study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2461-2468

  Taler, Galia ^a   Navon, Gil ^a   Becker, Oren M ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; CYTOCHROME C;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031751238     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77690-8     Document Type: Article

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