Protein dynamics in a family of laboratory evolved thermophilic enzymes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 327, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 745-757

  Wintrode, Patrick L ^a   Zhang, Deqiang ^a   Vaidehi, Nagarajan ^a   Arnold, Frances H ^a   Goddard III, William A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Directed evolution; Molecular dynamics simulation; Protein dynamics; Protein stability; Thermophile

Indexed keywords

ENZYME VARIANT; ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; VIBRATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 0037470646     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(03)00147-5     Document Type: Article

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