The energetics, chemistry, and mechanics of a processive motor protein

BioSystems

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 23-28

  Bier, Martin ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownian stepper; Chemo mechanical coupling; Processive motor protein

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; NANOPARTICLE; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE KINASE;

ENERGETICS; PROTEIN; VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; BROWNIAN MOTION; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FORCE; ION TRANSPORT; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; THERMOREGULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 46849083913     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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