DNA-psoralens molecular recognition using molecular dynamics

Farmaco

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 202-212

  Boggia, Raffaella ^a   Fanciullo, Marta ^b   Finzi, Livia ^b   Incani, Ottaviano ^b   Mosti, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Tecnofarmaci SCpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clustering; DNA; Docking; Molecular dynamics; Psoralens

Indexed keywords

4' HYDROXYMETHYL 4,5',8 TRIMETHYLPSORALEN; DNA; PSORALEN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DNA INTERACTION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION;

EID: 0033617495     PISSN: 0014827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-827X(99)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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