Study on the relationship between cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase thermostability and salt bridge formation by molecular dynamics simulation

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1403-1411

  Fu, Yi ^a   Ding, Yanrui ^a   Chen, Zhiguo ^a   Sun, Jun ^a   Fang, Wei ^a   Xu, Wenbo ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CGTase; Heat capacity; Molecular dynamics simulation; Salt bridge; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

PAENIBACILLUS MACERANS;

EID: 78650673582     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/0929866511009011403     Document Type: Article

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