Prediction of Reduction Potential Changes in Rubredoxin: A Molecular Mechanics Approach

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2818-2829

  Ergenekan, Can E ^a   Thomas, Dustin ^a   Fischer, Justin T ^a   Tan, Ming Liang ^a   Eidsness, Marly K ^b   Kang, ChulHee ^a   Ichiye, Toshiko ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; RUBREDOXIN; VALINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PREDICTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEURIANUM;

EID: 0242290877     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74705-5     Document Type: Article

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