A computer simulation study of the hydrated proton in a synthetic proton channel

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 864-875

  Wu, Yujie ^a   Voth, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; ION CHANNEL; LEUCINE; PROTON; SERINE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMPIRICISM; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLVATION;

EID: 0041843738     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74526-3     Document Type: Article

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