Context-dependent protein stabilization by methionine-to-leucine substitution shown in T4 lysozyme

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 765-773

  Lipscomb, Leigh Ann ^a,b   Gassner, Nadine C ^a   Snow, Sheila D ^a,c   Eldridge, Aimee M ^a   Baase, Walter A ^a   Drew, Devin L ^a   Matthews, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^c RS Daw Neurol Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic effect; Methionine; Protein design; Protein stabilization; Side chain entropy; T4 lysozyme

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; LYSOZYME; METHIONINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031888670     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070326     Document Type: Article

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