Molecular simulation of protein aggregation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Bratko, Dusan ^a,b   Cellmer, Troy ^c   Prausnitz, John M ^b,d   Blanch, Harvey W ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation prevention; Computer modeling; Proteins

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

AGGREGATION PREVENTION; COMPUTER MODELING; MOLECULAR-LEVEL PHENOMENA;

PROTEINS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMERIZATION; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 33845933742     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21232     Document Type: Review

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