Realistic modeling of the denatured states of proteins allows accurate calculations of the pH dependence of protein stability

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 294, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1051-1062

  Elcock, Adrian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

pH dependence; Protein stability; Unfolded states

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; OVOMUCOID; RIBONUCLEASE A; RIBONUCLEASE T1;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IONIC STRENGTH; LYSOSOME; MOLECULAR MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033544710     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3305     Document Type: Article

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