Membrane protein simulations: Ion channels and bacterial outer membrane proteins

Advances in Protein Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2003, Pages 159-193

  Domene, Carmen ^a   Bond, Peter J ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; PORIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCSA; CHANNEL GATING; ION PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242696086     PISSN: 00653233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3233(03)66005-5     Document Type: Article

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