Stability of the β-sheet of the WW domain: A molecular dynamics simulation study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2191-2198

  Ibragimova, Gulshat T ^a   Wade, Rebecca C ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRICITY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BOND; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0032845648     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77059-1     Document Type: Article

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