Protein surface softness is the origin of enzyme cold-adaptation of trypsin.

Life has effectively colonized most of our planet and extremophilic organisms require specialized enzymes to survive under harsh conditions. Cold-loving organisms (psychrophiles) express heat-labile enzymes that possess a high specific activity and catalytic efficiency at low temperatures. A remarka...

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Main Authors: Geir Villy Isaksen, Johan Åqvist, Bjørn Olav Brandsdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4148182?pdf=render