Hybrid MD-Nernst Planck model of α-hemolysin conductance properties

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 79-93

  Cozmuta, Ioana ^a   O'Keeffe, James T ^a   Bose, Deepak ^a   Stolc, Viktor ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemolysin; Conductance; Ion channel; Ionic current; Molecular dynamics; Poisson Nernst Planck theory

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTATICS; IONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEINS;

ION CHANNEL; IONIC CURRENT; IONIC DIFFUSIVITIES; POISSON-NERST-PLANCK THEORY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 12344270062     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020412331308467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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