Modeling the hydration of proteins: Prediction of structural and hydrodynamic parameters from X-ray diffraction and scattering data

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 487-502

  Durchschlag, Helmut ^a   Zipper, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Modeling; Protein hydration; Small angle X ray scattering; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN; WATER;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; HYDRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHILICITY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BINDING SITES; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASES, PROTEIN; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MALATE SYNTHASE; MICROFLUIDICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MURAMIDASE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; VISCOSITY; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0042859752     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0293-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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