Recent advances in computational protein design

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 467-472

  Pantazes, Robert J ^a   Grisewood, Matthew J ^a   Maranas, Costas D ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA BOIDINII; CATALYSIS; DIELS ALDER REACTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEINS;

ALNUS;

EID: 80052080451     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: 1879033X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2011.04.005     Document Type: Review

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