Filling Small, Empty Protein Cavities: Structural and Energetic Consequences

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 358, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 701-712

  Bueno, Marta ^a   Cremades, Nunilo ^a   Neira, José Luis ^a,b   Sancho, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

protein cavity; protein folding; protein intermediate; protein stability; van der Waals

Indexed keywords

FLAVODOXIN; LEUCINE; METHYL GROUP; MUTANT PROTEIN; UREA; VALINE;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THEORY; THERMAL STIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

ANABAENA;

EID: 33646068998     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.02.060     Document Type: Article

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