Simplified methods for pK(a) and acid pH-dependent stability estimation in proteins: Removing dielectric and counterion boundaries

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 418-425

  Warwicker, James ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colicins; pH dependence; pK(a); Protein dielectric; Protein electrostatics; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

COLICIN; COLICIN A; COLICIN N; PROTEIN; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS RIBONUCLEASE; LYSOZYME; PANCREATIC RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE T1;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOLVATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

COLICINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MURAMIDASE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEASE T1; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; RIBONUCLEASES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032586777     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.2.418     Document Type: Article

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