Characterization of the conformational space of a triple-stranded β-sheet forming peptide with molecular dynamics simulations

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 734-746

  Soto, Patricia ^a   Colombo, Giorgio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betanova; Molecular dynamics simulation; Peptide folding

Indexed keywords

BETANOVA; METHANOL; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 10344237527     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.20236     Document Type: Article

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