Computational studies on mutant protein stability: The correlation between surface thermal expansion and protein stability

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 913-920

  Palma, Rocio ^a,b   Curmi, Paul M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Protein stability; Single site mutations; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; LYSOZYME; MUTANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0032916530     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.4.913     Document Type: Article

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