Molecular dynamics simulations of the two disaccharides of hyaluronan in aqueous solution

Glycobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 597-604

  Almond, Andrew ^a   Sheehan, John K ^a   Brass, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformation; Hyaluronan; Hydrogen bonds; Molecular dynamics; Water

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ALGORITHMS; CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISACCHARIDES; GLUCURONATES; GLUCURONIC ACID; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 0030876944     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/7.5.597     Document Type: Article

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