Role of protein flexibility in ion permeation: A case study in gramicidin A

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2285-2296

  Baştuǧ, Turgut ^a   Gray Weale, Angus ^a   Patra, Swarna M ^a   Kuyucak, Serdar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN A;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME MECHANISM; ION TRANSPORT; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 33646177412     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073205     Document Type: Article

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