Theory of biomolecular recognition

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-249

  McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BINDING; KINETICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032054612     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80046-8     Document Type: Article

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