Linkage of EcoRI dissociation from its specific DNA recognition site to water activity, salt concentration, and pH: Separating their roles in specific and non-specific binding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 310, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 801-816

  Sidorova, Nina Y ^a   Rau, Donald C ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bound water; Dissociation rate; EcoRI restriction endonuclease; Osmotic stress; Protein DNA interactions

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0035919819     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4781     Document Type: Article

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