Molecular dynamics study of the KcsA potassium channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2502-2516

  Allen, Toby W ^a   Kuyucak, Serdar ^a   Chung, Shin Ho ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; WATER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

EID: 0032750783     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77086-4     Document Type: Article

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