Stochastic study of the effect of Ionic strength on noncovalent interactions in protein pores

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1267-1275

  Zhao, Qitao ^a   Jayawardhana, Dilani A ^a   Guan, Xiyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION; ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STATISTICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; IONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEINS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 38949108709     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.117598     Document Type: Article

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