Structural, dynamical and functional aspects of the inner motions in the blue copper protein azurin

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 532-539

  Rizzuti, Bruno ^a   Sportelli, Luigi ^a   Guzzi, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azurin; Blue copper proteins; Cooperative motions; Essential dynamics; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COPPER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MOTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TEMPERATURE;

AZURIN; BINDING SITES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROPHOBICITY; METALLOPROTEINS; MOTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 33846284909     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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