Comparison of calculation and experiment implicates significant electrostatic contributions to the binding stability of barnase and barstar

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-60

  Dong, Feng ^b   Vijayakumar, M ^b   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; BARSTAR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STABILITY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLVENT EFFECT; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038650855     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74453-1     Document Type: Article

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