Protein association investigated by THz spectroscopy and molecular modeling

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7376, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mernea, Maria ^a   Calborean, Octavian ^a   Petrescu, Livia ^a   Tita, Andrei ^a   Leca, Aurel ^b   Dascalu, Traian ^b   Mihailescu, Dan Florin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

Molecular association; Molecular modeling; Protein flexibility; THz spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BSA MOLECULES; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; DIMER MODEL; FLEXIBILITY REGION; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; INTERACTION SITE; MACROMOLECULAR CROWDING; MODEL-BASED; MOLECULAR ASSOCIATIONS; PROTEIN ASSOCIATIONS; PROTEIN FLEXIBILITY; SOLUTION MODEL; THZ SPECTROSCOPY;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DIMERS; EXCITONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR MODELING; PROTEINS;

TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79953101256     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.871159     Document Type: Conference Paper

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