How do thermophilic proteins deal with heat?

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1216-1233

  Kumar, S ^a   Nussinov, R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Electrostatics; Protein; Salt bridges; Structure; Temperature; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; HEAT TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0034855858     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000935     Document Type: Review

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