Enzymatic activity versus structural dynamics: The case of acetylcholinesterase tetramer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 897-905

  Gorfe, Alemayehu A ^a   Lu, Benzhuo ^b   Yu, Zeyun ^c   McCammon, J Andrew ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING COMPUTING   (China)

^c University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^d HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MONOMER; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 68849118747     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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