Simulation of the packing of idealized transmembrane α-helix bundles

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 489-498

  Son, Hyeon S ^a,b   Sansom, Mark S P ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Membrane helix packing; Monte Carlo simulated annealing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032863171     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050231     Document Type: Article

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