Molecular dynamics/free energy perturbation studies of the thermostable V74I mutant of ribonuclease HI

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 75-85

  Tanimura, Ryuji ^a,b   Saito, Minoru ^a  

^a BIOMOL ENG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acceptance ratio method (ARM); Cavity filling mutation; Free energy perturbation method; Particle particle and particle cell (PPPC) method; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010131264     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029608024062     Document Type: Article

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