Probeando el espacio de configuración de un núcleo de metaloproteína: un estudio de dinámica molecular ab initio del

Garegin A Papoian1, William F DeGrado, Michael L Klein

  • 1Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla 92093-0371, USA. gap5@cornell.edu

Resumen

Los modelos teóricos exploran el espacio químico de un cofactor de metaloproteína. Sorprendentemente, los modelos más simples predijeron con precisión la estructura cristalina, revelando dinámicas flexibles y nuevos isómeros de baja energía a través de simulaciones.

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