Hydration of enzyme in nonaqueous media is consistent with solvent dependence of its activity

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 812-821

  Yang, Lu ^a   Dordick, Jonathan S ^a   Garde, Shekhar ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; OCTANE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; SUBTILISIN; SURFACTANT; TETRAHYDROFURAN; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 4143127620     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.041269     Document Type: Article

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