Neutral networks in protein space: A computational study based on knowledge-based potentials of mean force

Folding and Design

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 261-269

  Babajide, Aderonke ^a   Hofacker, Ivo L ^b   Sippl, Manfred J ^c   Stadier, Peter F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse folding; Knowledge based potentials; Neutral mutations; Protein design; Protein evolution; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030625954     PISSN: 13590278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0278(97)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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