Transition-state ensemble in enzyme catalysis: Possibility, reality, or necessity?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 383-397

  Ma, Buyong ^a   Kumar, Sandeep ^b   Tsai, Chung Jung ^b   Hu, Zengjian ^a   Nussinov, Ruth ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENTROPY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME DEGRADATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THEORY;

EID: 0034696766     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2000.1097     Document Type: Article

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