Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal Proton Transfer Pathways in Cytochrome C-Dependent Nitric Oxide Reductase

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Pisliakov, Andrei V ^a   Hino, Tomoya ^b,c   Shiro, Yoshitsugu ^b   Sugita, Yuji ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b RIKEN SPring 8 Center ^*  (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DENITRIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN BONDS; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROTON TRANSFER;

% REDUCTIONS; CATALYSE; CRITICAL STEPS; CRYSTALS STRUCTURES; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NITRATE RESPIRATION; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; NITROUS OXIDE; TRANSFER PATHWAY;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CYTOCHROME C; NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASE; PROTON PUMP;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT; WATER TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84866093326     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002674     Document Type: Article

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