Glycosaminoglycan conformation: Do aqueous molecular dynamics simulations agree with x-ray fiber diffraction?

Glycobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-338

  Almond, Andrew ^a,b   Sheehan, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dermatan sulfate; Glycosaminoglycan; Molecular dynamics; Water; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; CHONDROITIN 6 SULFATE; DERMATAN; DERMATAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034110252     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/10.3.329     Document Type: Article

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