Energetics of a hydrogen bond (charged and neutral) and of a cation-π interaction in apoflavodoxin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 319-330

  Fernández Recio, Juan ^a   Romero, Antonio ^b   Sancho, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cation pi interaction; Flavodoxin; Histidine pK(a); Hydrogen bond; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

FLAVODOXIN; HISTIDINE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEN BOND; PH; PKA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANABAENA;

EID: 0042360857     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2863     Document Type: Article

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