Effect of Protein Conformation and AMP Protonation State on Fireflies’ Bioluminescent Emission
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Phenolate-Environment Interactions
2.2. Keto-(Protein and AMP) Interactions
2.3. Enol-(Protein and AMP) Interactions
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Model Setup
4.2. MD Simulations
4.3. QM/MM Calculations
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Garcia-Iriepa, C.; Navizet, I. Effect of Protein Conformation and AMP Protonation State on Fireflies’ Bioluminescent Emission. Molecules 2019, 24, 1565. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24081565
Garcia-Iriepa C, Navizet I. Effect of Protein Conformation and AMP Protonation State on Fireflies’ Bioluminescent Emission. Molecules. 2019; 24(8):1565. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24081565
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcia-Iriepa, Cristina, and Isabelle Navizet. 2019. "Effect of Protein Conformation and AMP Protonation State on Fireflies’ Bioluminescent Emission" Molecules 24, no. 8: 1565. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24081565