Side-chain ionization states in a potassium channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1210-1219

  Ranatunga, Kishani M ^a   Shrivastava, Indira H ^b   Smith, Graham R ^b   Sansom, Mark S P ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ION PERMEABILITY; IONIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035115863     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76097-3     Document Type: Article

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