Simulations of nucleation and early growth stages of protein crystals

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 571-580

  Kierzek, Andrzej M ^a   Wolf, Wojciech M ^b   Zielenkiewicz, Piotr ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTROPY; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 0030739092     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78094-9     Document Type: Article

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