Molecular dynamics simulation of cytochrome c3: Studying the reduction processes using free energy calculations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1708-1721

  Soares, C M ^a   Martel, P J ^a   Mendes, J ^a   Carrondo, M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C3;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SIMULATION;

DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS; DESULFOVIBRIO VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS STR. HILDENBOROUGH;

EID: 0031892940     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77882-8     Document Type: Article

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