The introduction of strain and its effects on the structure and stability of T4 lysozyme

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-145

  Liu, Rangjiao ^a   Baase, Walter A ^a   Matthews, Brian W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavities; Packing; Protein stability; Structural distortion; Van der Waals interaction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSOZYME; METHIONINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; TRYPTAMINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0034614649     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3300     Document Type: Article

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