Rationalization of poor solubility of TGF-β3 using MD simulation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 401, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 544-547

  Nayeem, Shahid M ^a   Deep, Shashank ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic patch; Intermediate; Molecular dynamic simulation; Solubility; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3; UREA;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIMULATION; SOLUBILITY;

HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

EID: 77958494726     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.090     Document Type: Article

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