Exploring the diffusion of molecular oxygen in the red fluorescent protein mCherry using explicit oxygen molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2247-2253

  Regmi, Chola K ^a   Bhandari, Yuba R ^a   Gerstman, Bernard S ^a   Chapagain, Prem P ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; PHOTOBLEACHING; PROTEINS;

AMINO ACID RESIDUES; CELLULAR PROCESS; FLUORESCENT PROTEINS (FPS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONOMERIC VARIANTS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN MOLECULE; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEINS;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

EID: 84874623394     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp308366y     Document Type: Article

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