Structure and dynamics of a proton wire: A theoretical study of H+ translocation along the single-file water chain in the gramicidin A channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-39

  Pomès, Régis ^a   Roux, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; GRAMICIDIN A; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOCIATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTON TRANSPORT;

HUMULUS LUPULUS;

EID: 0030011088     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79211-1     Document Type: Article

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