NMR methods for characterizing microsecond to millisecond dynamics in recognition and catalysis

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 642-647

  Akke, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLOSTERISM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REVIEW;

EID: 0036815758     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(02)00369-X     Document Type: Review

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