Molecular dynamics as a tool to detect protein foldability. A mutant of domain B1 of protein G with non-native secondary structure propensities

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-282

  Cregut, David ^a,b   Serrano, Luis ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Protein folding; Protein stability; helix; hairpin

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN G;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0033042932     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.2.271     Document Type: Article

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