Structure and dynamics of hydronium in the ion channel gramicidin A

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2043-2051

  Sagnella, Diane E ^a   Voth, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; GRAMICIDIN A; ION CHANNEL; WATER;

ARTICLE; DIPOLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 0029878757     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79773-4     Document Type: Article

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