Conformational analysis of the backbone-dependent rotamer preferences of protein sidechains

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 334-340

  Dunbrack, Roland L ^a   Karplus, Martin ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ROTATION;

AMINO ACIDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROCARBONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; ROTATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028429178     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb0594-334     Document Type: Article

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