Molecular automata assembly: Principles and simulation of bacterial membrane construction

BioSystems

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-229

  Lahoz Beltra, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial membrane; Biological construction; Molecular automata; Molecular machine; Molecular recognition; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031440455     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(97)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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