Effects of pressure on the structure of metmyoglobin: Molecular dynamics predictions for pressure unfolding through a molten globule intermediate

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2301-2313

  Floriano, Wely B ^a,b   Nascimento, Marco A C ^a,c   Domont, Gilberto B ^c   Goddard III, William A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Molten globule; Myoglobin; Pressure; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

METMYOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031791378     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560071107     Document Type: Article

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