The response of T4 lysozyme to large-to-small substitutions within the core and its relation to the hydrophobic effect

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 158-177

  Xu, Jian ^a,b   Baase, Walter A ^a   Baldwin, Enoch ^a,c   Matthews, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine; Cavities; Core packing; Hydrophobic effect; T4 lysozyme

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031893269     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070117     Document Type: Article

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