Computer simulation study of synthetic 4-helix bundle that binds halothane

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 100-101, Issue , 1998, Pages 377-385

  Woska, A B ^a   Klein, M L ^a   Scharf, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

helical; H10A24; Halothane; Hydrophobic core

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

BINDING SITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BINDING SITES; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HALOTHANE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 18244424281     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00210-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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