Electrostatic contributions to the stability of halophilic proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 280, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 731-748

  Elcock, Adrian H ^a   McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatics; Halophilic proteins; Poisson Boltzmann equation; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FERREDOXIN; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ANABAENA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI;

EID: 0032563113     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1904     Document Type: Article

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