Desiccation induced structural alterations in a 66-amino acid fragment of an anhydrobiotic nematode late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) protein

Biomacromolecules

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1469-1477

  Li, Daixi ^a   He, Xiaoming ^a  

^a The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID FRAGMENTS; ANHYDROBIOSIS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; HAIRPIN-LIKE; HYDROGEN BONDING INTERACTIONS; LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT PROTEINS; LEA PROTEIN; LENNARD-JONES INTERACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PROTEIN FUNCTIONS; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; RANDOM COIL; STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS; STRUCTURAL FORMATION; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS; WATER DEFICITS;

AMINATION; AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; DROUGHT; DYNAMICS; HYDRATES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

WATER CONTENT;

AMINO ACID; HELMINTH PROTEIN; LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEMATODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; WATER LOSS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DESICCATION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 67049098975     PISSN: 15257797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bm9002688     Document Type: Article

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