Barnase thermal titration via molecular dynamics simulations: Detection of early denaturation sites

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-243

  Yin, Jian ^a   Bowen, Donnell ^a   Southerland, William M ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barnase; Molecular dynamics; Protein design; Thermal denaturation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYPEPTIDES; PROTEINS; THERMOANALYSIS;

BARNASE; PROTEIN DESIGN; THERMAL DENATURATION; THERMAL TITRATION;

TITRATION;

AMINO ACID; BARNASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; WATER;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DATABASE; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SIMULATION; SPIKE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TITRIMETRY; X RAY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLIABILITY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RIBONUCLEASES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 28944453304     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2005.08.011     Document Type: Article

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