Proton pathways in green fluorescence protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2452-2461

  Agmon, Noam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LYSINE; PROTON; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WILD TYPE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 22144472527     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.055541     Document Type: Article

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