Molecular dynamics simulations of six different fully hydrated monomeric conformers of Escherichia coli re-lipopolysaccharide in the presence and absence of Ca2+

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1031-1046

  Obst, Stefan ^a   Kastowsky, Manfred ^a,b   Bradaczek, Hans ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ESCHERICHIA COLI LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; LAMELLAR BODY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031042007     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78755-1     Document Type: Article

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