Statistical formulae of the energy distribution among a globular protein structure ensemble

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-121

  Aita, Takuyo ^a,b,c   Husimi, Yuzuru ^b  

^a Tsukuba Research Institute   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBULAR PROTEIN;

PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCREENING; STATISTICAL CONCEPTS; STIMULATION; VARIANCE;

EID: 0037210822     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3158     Document Type: Article

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