Modeling of α-MSH conformations with implicit solvent

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 394-407

  Prabhu, N V ^a   Perkyns, J S ^a   Pettitt, B Montgomery ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Integral equations; Peptides; Potentials of mean force

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; AMPHOPHILE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SURFACE CHARGE;

ALPHA-MSH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; SOFTWARE; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032723820     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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