Atomistic mechanism of protein denaturation by urea

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 112, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 7903-7908

  Das, Atanu ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Chaitali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANISMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; UREA;

ATOMISTIC MECHANISMS; BINDING DOMAIN; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POTENTIAL-OF-MEAN-FORCE; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN G; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SOLVENT ENVIRONMENTS; SURVIVAL TIMES; UBIQUITIN; WATER CONTACTS;

METABOLISM;

PROTEIN; SOLVENT; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; UREA; WATER;

EID: 47749106779     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp800370e     Document Type: Article

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