Relation between pH, structure, and absorption spectrum of Cerulean: A study by molecular dynamics and TD DFT calculations

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1040-1054

  Vallverdu, Germain ^a   Demachy, Isabelle ^a   Mérola, Fabienne ^a   Pasquier, Hélène ^a   Ridard, Jacqueline ^a   Lévy, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

CFP; GFP; MD; Protonation states; Quantum calculations

Indexed keywords

CERULEAN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PH; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 77949321757     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.22628     Document Type: Article

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