Molecular dynamics simulations of enhanced Green Fluorescent Proteins: Effects of F64L, S65T and T203Y mutations on the ground-state proton equilibria

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 378-389

  Nifosì, Riccardo ^a   Tozzini, V ^a  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

GFP; Molecular dynamics simulations; Photodynamics; Proton equilibria

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYDROGEN BONDING; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038300350     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.10335     Document Type: Article

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