In silico modeling of pH-optimum of protein-protein binding

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 925-936

  Mitra, Rooplekha C ^a   Zhang, Zhe ^a   Alexov, Emil ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrostatics; PH dependent effects; PH optimum; PKa's; Protein binding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BARNASE; BARSTAR; MONOMER;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 79551474943     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.22931     Document Type: Article

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