Theoretical studies of viral capsid proteins

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 170-173

  Phelps, Donald K ^a   Speelman, Brent ^b   Post, Carol Beth ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; RHINOVIRUS; SHORT SURVEY; THERMODYNAMICS; VIRUS CAPSID;

HUMAN RHINOVIRUS SP.; MIRIDAE; POLIOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 0034076320     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00064-6     Document Type: Review

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