Conformational dynamics coupled to protonation equilibrium at the Cu A site of Thermus thermophilus: Insights into the origin of thermostability

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1309-1318

  Sanghamitra, Nusrat J M ^a   Mazumdar, Shyamalava ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH EFFECTS; PROTON TRANSFER; PROTONATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; THERMOSTABLE PROTEINS;

ENZYME KINETICS;

AZURIN; COPPER PROTEIN; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

COPPER; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; ENZYME STABILITY; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

PARACOCCUS DENITRIFICANS; THERMUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 38849113938     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi701783x     Document Type: Article

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