Effect of periodic box size on aqueous molecular dynamics simulation of a DNA dodecamer with particle-mesh Ewald method

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2395-2397

  Norberto De Souza, Osmar ^a   Ornstein, Rick L ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; SOLVATION; TECHNIQUE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0000952715     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(97)78884-2     Document Type: Article

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