Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Membranes and a Transmembrane Helix

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 358-387

  Duong, Tap Ha ^a   Mehler, Ernest L ^a   Weinstein, Harel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTATICS; HYDROGEN BONDS; PROTEINS;

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATIC CONDITIONS; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; MEMBRANE PATCH; MICROCANONICAL ENSEMBLES; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE BILAYERS; PROTEIN DOMAINS; TRANSMEMBRANE HELIX; TRANSMEMBRANE SEGMENTS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0043206834     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1999.6222     Document Type: Article

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