The dynamics and energetics of water permeation and proton exclusion in aquaporins

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-183

  De Groot, Bert L ^a   Grubmüller, Helmut ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAGLYCEROPORIN; AQUAPORIN; GLYCEROL; WATER;

COMPUTER; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SOLUTE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 17044406611     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2005.02.003     Document Type: Review

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