The stability of salt bridges at high temperatures: Implications for hyperthermophilic proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 489-502

  Elcock, Adrian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum solvation model; Hyperthermophiles; Salt bridges; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDRATION; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLVATION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0032573431     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2159     Document Type: Article

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