Hydration dynamics in a partially denatured ensemble of the globular protein human α-lactalbumin investigated with molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5257-5267

  Sengupta, Neelanjana ^a   Jaud, Simon ^a   Tobias, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTALBUMIN; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN DENATURATION; ROTATION; TIME;

HUMANS; LACTALBUMIN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; ROTATION; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 58149340605     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.136531     Document Type: Article

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