Transition networks for the comprehensive characterization of complex conformational change in proteins

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 840-857

  Noé, Frank ^a   Krachtus, Dieter ^a   Smith, Jeremy C ^a   Fischer, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 33846184750     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct050162r     Document Type: Article

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