Stabilization of bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a π-cation interaction

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 302, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 691-699

  Pellequer, Jean Luc ^a   Zhao, Bitao ^b   Kao, Hui I ^b   Bell, Christopher W ^b   Li, Kai ^c   Li, Qing X ^c   Karu, Alexander E ^b   Roberts, Victoria A ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody antigen complex; Cation interaction; Molecular modeling; Molecular recognition; Protein mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0034703483     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4033     Document Type: Article

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