Simulating the physiological phase of hydrated DPPC bilayers: The ester moiety

Soft Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-45

  Chandrasekhar, Indira ^a   Oostenbrink, Chris ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Esters; Free energy of hydration; GROMOS96; Lipids; Molecular dynamics simulation; Potential energy parameters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; FREE ENERGY; HYDRATION; LIPIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHRINKAGE; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

FREE ENERGY OF HYDRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY PARAMETERS; SOLVATION;

ESTERS;

EID: 3042772967     PISSN: 1539445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SMTS-120030764     Document Type: Article

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