Interaction of cardiotoxins with membranes: A molecular modeling study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 144-153

  Efremov, Roman G ^a,b   Volynsky, Pavel E ^a   Nolde, Dmitry E ^a   Dubovskii, Peter V ^a   Arseniev, Alexander S ^a  

^a SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b NONE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTOXIN; LIPID; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0036280738     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75156-4     Document Type: Article

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