The dynamics of ligand barrier crossing inside the acetylcholinesterase gorge

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2267-2272

  Bui, Jennifer M ^a   Henchman, Richard H ^a   McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; LIGAND; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME BINDING; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 0141754089     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74651-7     Document Type: Article

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