Dielectric properties of proteins from simulation: The effects of solvent, ligands, pH, and temperature

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2546-2555

  Pitera, Jed W ^a   Falta, Michael ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; PROTEIN; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIPOLE; LIGAND BINDING; MODEL; PH; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035011330     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)76226-1     Document Type: Article

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