Structure-function relationship in a variant hemoglobin: A combined computational-experimental approach

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3529-3541

  Ceccarelli, Matteo ^a   Ruggerone, Paolo ^a,b   Anedda, Roberto ^a   Fais, Antonella ^a   Era, Benedetta ^a   Sollaino, Maria Carla ^a   Corda, Marcella ^a   Casu, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BOHR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 33751342723     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.083170     Document Type: Article

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