Theoretical Investigations on Azotobacter vinelandii Ferredoxin I: Effects of Electron Transfer on Protein Dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1987-2007

  Meuwly, Markus ^a,b   Karplus, Martin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LOUIS PASTEUR   (France)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; FERREDOXIN I; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; GEOMETRY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLVATION;

AZOTOBACTER; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1942423659     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74261-7     Document Type: Article

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