Publication Date:
2013-11-03
Description:
Article Detailed knowledge of the water environment within proteins may lead to an increased understanding of protein folding and function. Here the authors present a tryptophan analogue with remarkable water catalysed proton-transfer properties that may be exploited for site-specific water sensing. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3611 Authors: Jiun-Yi Shen, Wei-Chih Chao, Chun Liu, Hsiao-An Pan, Hsiao-Ching Yang, Chi-Lin Chen, Yi-Kang Lan, Li-Ju Lin, Jinn-Shyan Wang, Jyh-Feng Lu, Steven Chun-Wei Chou, Kuo-Chun Tang, Pi-Tai Chou
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics