A molecular mechanics study of the cholesteryl acetate crystal: Evaluation of interconversion among r(g), r(z), and r(α) bond lengths

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2570-2573

  Ma, Buyong ^a   Lii, Jenn Huei ^a   Chen, Kuohsiang ^a   Allinger, Norman L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ACETATE; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THEORY;

EID: 0031003133     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9629524     Document Type: Article

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