Molecular dynamics simulation of the interaction between the complex iron-sulfur flavoprotein glutamate synthase and its substrates

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2979-2991

  Coiro, Vincenza M ^a,b   Di Nola, Alfredo ^a   Vanoni, Maria A ^c   Aschi, Massimiliano ^d   Coda, Alessandro ^e   Curti, Bruno ^c   Roccatano, Danilo ^f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amidotransferase; Ammonia channeling; Flavoprotein; Glutamate synthase; Iron sulfur clusters; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FLAVOPROTEIN; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMINASE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; METHIONINE;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BODY MOVEMENT; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REDUCTION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENZYME STABILITY; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; GLUTAMINE; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; METHIONINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOTION; PROTEIN BINDING; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE;

EID: 7244250398     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.04863104     Document Type: Article

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