Effect of external stresses on protein conformation: A computer modelling study

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-129

  Budi, A ^a   Legge, S ^a   Treutlein, H ^b   Yarovsky, I ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cytopia Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conformational analysis; Insulin; Molecular dynamics simulations; Non ionizing radiation; Protein unfolding

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; INSULIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTRIC FIELD; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROGEN BOND; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAT; INSULIN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 3342920211     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0359-y     Document Type: Article

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