MD and NMR studies of α-bungarotoxin surface accessibility

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-117

  Venditti, Vincenzo ^a   Bernini, Andrea ^a,b   De Simone, Alfonso ^c   Spiga, Ottavia ^a,b   Prischi, Filippo ^a   Niccolai, Neri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b SienaBiografix Srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bungarotoxin; Gd(III)DTPA BMA; NMR; Paramagnetic probes; Protein binding sites; Protein hot spots; Protein hydration; Surface accessibility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOLVATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BUNGAROTOXINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33947121090     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.094     Document Type: Article

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