High apparent dielectric constants in the interior of a protein reflect water penetration

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1610-1620

  Dwyer, John J ^a,c   Gittis, Apostolos G ^a   Karp, Daniel A ^a   Lattman, Eaton E ^a   Spencer, Daniel S ^b   Stites, Wesley E ^b   García Moreno, E Bertrand ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c Trimeris Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MUTANT PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ENERGY BALANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PKA; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0033850087     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76411-3     Document Type: Article

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