A step toward the prediction of the fluorescence lifetimes of tryptophan residues in proteins based on structural and spectral data

Protein Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 158-169

  Sillen, Alain ^a   Díaz, José Fernando ^a   Engelborghs, Yves ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics simulations; Nonradiative rate constant; Protein dynamics; Radiative rate constant

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WORM;

NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEREIS;

EID: 0343851580     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.9.1.158     Document Type: Article

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