Setting up and optimization of membrane protein simulations

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 217-227

  Faraldo Gómez, José D ^a   Smith, Graham R ^b   Sansom, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lipid bilayers; Membrane proteins; Molecular dynamics; Simulations

Indexed keywords

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; FERRIC HYDROXAMATE UPTAKE PROTEIN COMPONENT A; LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KCSA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOM; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; GEOMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036618993     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-002-0207-5     Document Type: Article

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