Unfolding stabilities of two structurally similar proteins as probed by temperature-induced and force-induced molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2037-2047

  Gorai, Biswajit ^a   Prabhavadhni, Arasu ^a   Sivaraman, Thirunavukkarasu ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CN network; mechanical stability; molecular dynamics; protein folds; temperature induced unfolding

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOXIN; CARDIOTOXIN III; NEUROTOXIN; SHORT NEUROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84937253789     PISSN: 07391102     EISSN: 15380254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2014.986668     Document Type: Article

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