SERF: A program for accessible surface area calculations

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 238-244

  Flower, Darren R ^a  

^a Astra Charnwood Leicestershire ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessible surface area; Macromolecular complexation; Molecular surfaces; Sphere packing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEINS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0031410522     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1093-3263(97)00082-X     Document Type: Article

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