A stable water chain in the hydrophobic pore of the AmtB ammonium transporter

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Lamoureux, Guillaume ^a   Klein, Michael L ^a   Bernèche, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMTB TRANSPORTER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; WATER TRANSPORT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34247648064     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.102756     Document Type: Article

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