Side-chain conformational disorder in a molten globule: Molecular dynamics simulations of the A-state of human α-lactalbumin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1567-1580

  Smith, Lorna J ^a   Dobson, Christopher M ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Molecular dynamics; Molten globule; Protein folding; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033548540     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2545     Document Type: Article

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