Retention of nativelike conformation by proteins embedded in high external electric fields

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 18, 2005, Pages

  Pompa, P P ^a   Bramanti, A ^a   Maruccio, G ^a   Cingolani, R ^a   De Rienzo, F ^b   Corni, S ^b   Di Felice, R ^b   Rinaldi, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIELD-INDUCED CONFORMATIONAL ALTERNATION; INTERELECTRODE; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH EFFECTS; SILICA;

PROTEINS;

EID: 18844396418     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1902903     Document Type: Article

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