The active site loop modulates the reorganization energy of blue copper proteins by controlling the dynamic interplay with solvent

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 710-715

  Paltrinieri, Licia ^a   Borsari, Marco ^a   Ranieri, Antonio ^a   Battistuzzi, Gianantonio ^a   Corni, Stefano ^b   Bortolotti, Carlo Augusto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biophysical Chemistry and Biomolecules

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MOLECULE; BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOMOLECULES; BLUE-COPPER PROTEINS; ELECTRON TRANSFER PROCESS; MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PROTEIN SCAFFOLDS; REORGANIZATION ENERGIES;

BIOLOGY; BIOMOLECULES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEINS; SCAFFOLDS;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84874919581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz302125k     Document Type: Article

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