Protein structure and hydration probed by SANS and osmotic stress

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2777-2789

  Stanley, Christopher ^a,b,c   Krueger, Susan ^a   Parsegian, V Adrian ^b   Rau, Donald C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS; WATER;

EID: 41649116070     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.122697     Document Type: Article

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