Water-protein interplay reveals the specificity of α-lytic protease

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-169

  Kang, Hong ^a   Yao, Xin Qiu ^a   She, Zhen Su ^a   Zhu, Huaiqiu ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lytic protease; Molecular dynamics; Specificity; Water protein interplay

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LYTIC PROTEINASE; AMINO ACID; HYDROGEN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTANT; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIMULATION; WATER PROTEIN INTERPLAY; WILD TYPE;

PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SOLVENTS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 67349109380     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.032     Document Type: Article

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