Effects of heme pocket structure and mobility on cytochrome c stability

Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2537-2544

  Wen, Xin ^a,b   Patel, Kirti M ^a   Russell, Brandy S ^a,c   Bren, Kara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BINDING ENERGY; CONFORMATIONS; FREE ENERGY; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEME POCKET; HYDROGENOBACTER THERMOPHILUS; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIDE CHAIN MOBILITY;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CYTOCHROME C; GUANIDINE; HEME;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; HYDROGENOBACTER THERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYTOCHROMES C; ENZYME STABILITY; HEME; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

HYDROGENOBACTER THERMOPHILUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33847673095     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi602380v     Document Type: Article

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