Genetic algorithms in conformational analysis

Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 317-320

  Nair, Nikhil ^a   Goodman, Jonathan M ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FLOWCHARTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; PARAFFINS;

MOLECULAR CONFORMATIONS; UNBRANCHED PARAFFINS;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032025802     PISSN: 00952338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci970433u     Document Type: Article

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