Calculation of the dielectric properties of a protein and its solvent: Theory and a case study

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 270, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 520-534

  Löffler, Gerald ^a   Schreiber, Hellfried ^a   Steinhauser, Othmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Protein; Simulation; Theory

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; WATER; ZINC; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRICITY; ION CONDUCTANCE; MATHEMATICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0031577320     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1130     Document Type: Article

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