Molecular dynamics of human methemoglobin: The transmission of conformational information between subunits in an αβ dimer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1796-1811

  Ramadas, Nirmala ^a   Rifkind, Joseph M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; HEME; HISTIDINE; METHEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0033061632     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77340-6     Document Type: Article

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