Computational Methods to Predict Binding Free Energy in Ligand-Receptor Complexes

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 26, 1995, Pages 4953-4967

  Ajay, ^a   Murcko, Mark A ^a  

^a VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; LIGAND BINDING; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

LIGANDS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029623184     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm00026a001     Document Type: Article

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