Molecular dynamics study of free energy profiles for organic cations in gramicidin A channels

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1699-1716

  Hao, Yili ^a,c   Pear, Michael R ^a,d   Busath, David D ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ACCELRYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; CATION CHANNEL; FORMAMIDINE; GRAMICIDIN A; GUANIDINE; METHYLAMMONIUM; SOLVENT; WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; ENERGY; FORCE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POTASSIUM CURRENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030808398     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78202-X     Document Type: Article

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