Empirical free energy calculations: A blind test and further improvements to the method

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 401-411

  Novotny, Jiri ^a   Bruccoleri, Robert E ^a   Davis, Malcolm ^a   Sharp, Kim A ^b  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gibbs function; HyHEL 10 antibody; Lysozyme; Protein protein interactions

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031547977     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0961     Document Type: Article

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