A combined steepest descent and genetic algorithm (SD/GA) approach for the optimization of solvation parameters

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 427-435

  Liu, Ting ^a   Ye, Lei ^a   Chen, Huajun ^a   Li, Jingyuan ^b   Wu, Zhaohui ^a   Zhou, Ruhong ^c,d  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Parameter optimization; Poisson Boltzmann; Solvation parameters; Steepest descent

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREE ENERGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; POISSON EQUATION; SELF ASSEMBLY;

PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; POISSON BOLTZMANN (PB); SOLVATION PARAMETERS; STEEPEST DESCENT;

PROTEINS;

EID: 33748539354     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020600812672     Document Type: Article

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