Electronic excitations of biomolecules studied by quantum chemistry

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 169-175

  Helms, Volkhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; COPPER PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTOACTIVE YELLOW PROTEIN; PORPHYRIN; RETINAL;

ACCURACY; BIOMOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; CALCULATION; CHROMATOPHORE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0036530690     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(02)00305-6     Document Type: Review

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