The role of metal Ions in substrate recognition and stability of concanavalin A: A molecular dynamics study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-34

  Kaushik, Sandeep ^a   Mohanty, Debasisa ^a   Surolia, Avadhesha ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; CONCANAVALIN A; ION; MANGANESE; METAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

BINDING SITE; CANAVALIA; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; GENETICS; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; MOTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CANAVALIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCANAVALIN A; ELASTICITY; HYDROGEN BONDING; IONS; MANGANESE; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOTION; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 58849111813     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.134601     Document Type: Article

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