Molecular dynamics simulations of metalloproteins

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-149

  Banci, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER PROTEIN; ENZYME; HEMOPROTEIN; METAL ION; METALLOPROTEIN; ZINC;

ATOM; BIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SIMULATION;

EID: 0037305975     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-5931(02)00014-5     Document Type: Review

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