ISSN:
0006-3525
Keywords:
molecular dynamics
;
hydrated proteins
;
crystal structures
;
density distributions
;
globular proteins
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Using molecular dynamics simulations of fully hydrated proteins and analysis of crystal structures contained in the Protein Data Bank, we develop a transferable set of perpendicular radial distribution functions for water molecules around globular proteins. These universal functions may be used to reconstruct the unique three-dimensional solvent density distribution around every individual protein with a modest error. We discuss potential applications of this solvent treatment in protein x-ray crystallographic refinements and in theoretical modeling. We also present a fast, grid-based algorithm for construction of the perpendicular solvent density distributions. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 45: 469-478, 1998
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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