Pattern formation and fluctuation-induced transitions in protein crystallization

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 7708-7719

  Nicolis, Gregoire ^a   Basios, Vasileios ^a   Nicolis, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SUPERSATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CRYSTALLIZATION REACTORS; PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLUTION AGENT;

PROTEINS;

MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS;

EID: 2342576872     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1687339     Document Type: Article

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