Analysis methods for comparison of multiple molecular dynamics trajectories: Applications to protein unfolding pathways and denatured ensembles

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 283-304

  Kazmirski, Steven L ^a   Li, Aijun ^a   Daggett, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational substrates; Denatured state; Folding pathways; Molecular dynamics simulations; Protein unfolding

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; BARNASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0033516512     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2843     Document Type: Article

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