Protein dynamics control proton transfer from bulk solvent to protein interior: A case study with a green fluorescent protein

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1787-1799

  Saxena, Anoop M ^a   Udgaonkar, Jayant B ^b   Krishnamoorthy, Guruswamy ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Caged proton; Green fluorescent protein; Kramers' theory; Laser induced ph jump; Protein dynamics; Proton transfer; Viscosity dependence

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; PEROXYDISULFATE POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PROTON; SOLVENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LASERS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTONS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 22244435625     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051391205     Document Type: Article

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