Energetics of activation of GTP hydrolysis on the ribosome

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Wallin, Göran ^a   Kamerlin, Shina C L ^a   Åqvist, Johan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGETICS; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTON TRANSPORT; RIBOSOME;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; GTP PHOSPHOHYDROLASES; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HYDROLYSIS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RIBOSOMES;

EID: 84877760072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2741     Document Type: Article

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