Probing water micro-solvation in proteins by water catalysed proton-transfer tautomerism

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Shen, Jiun Yi ^a   Chao, Wei Chih ^a   Liu, Chun ^a   Pan, Hsiao An ^a   Yang, Hsiao Ching ^b   Chen, Chi Lin ^a,b   Lan, Yi Kang ^b   Lin, Li Ju ^c   Wang, Jinn Shyan ^c   Lu, Jyh Feng ^c   Chun Wei Chou, Steven ^a   Tang, Kuo Chun ^a   Chou, Pi Tai ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THROMBOXANE SYNTHASE; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; WATER;

CATALYSIS; EMISSION; FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHANNEL GATING; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HYDROGEN BOND; ISOMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLVATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TAUTOMER; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INDOLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MUTATION; PROTONS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; THROMBOXANE-A SYNTHASE; TRYPTOPHAN; WATER;

EID: 84887315855     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3611     Document Type: Article

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