Molecular dynamics simulations of tubulin structure and calculations of electrostatic properties of microtubules

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1055-1070

  Tuszynski J A ^a   Brown, J A ^a   Crawford, E ^a   Carpenter, E J ^a   Nip, M L A ^b   Dixon, J M ^c   Sataric M V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DIMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ATOMIC RESOLUTION STRUCTURES; HETERODIMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS COMPUTATIONS; TUBULIN;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 26844512070     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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