Solvation of the folding-transition state in Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin is modulated by metal

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 843-852

  Wilson, Corey J ^a   Apiyo, David ^a   Wittung Stafshede, Pernilla ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b W M Keck Center for Computational and Structural Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Conformational changes; Fluorescence; Kinetics; Molecular mechanics dynamics; Protein structure folding; Stability and mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; METAL; THREONINE; VALINE; WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVATION;

ALANINE; AZURIN; CELL NUCLEUS; GUANIDINE; METALS; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENTS; THREONINE; VALINE; WATER; ZINC;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33645514416     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.051838206     Document Type: Article

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