The volume of atoms on the protein surface: Calculated from simulation, using Voronoi polyhedra

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 249, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 955-966

  Gerstein, Mark ^a   Tsai, Jerry ^a   Levitt, Michael ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessible surface; High pressure simulation; Molecular dynamics; Pancreatic trypsin inhibitor; Voronoi volumes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029004611     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1995.0351     Document Type: Article

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