Quantum mechanical calculations on biological systems

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-262

  Friesner, Richard A ^a   Beachy, Michael D ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METAL;

BIOLOGY; CALCULATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032054613     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80048-1     Document Type: Article

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