The Structure of the Alzheimer Amyloid β 10-35 Peptide Probed through Replica-Exchange Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Explicit Solvent

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 366, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 275-285

  Baumketner, Andrij ^a,b   Shea, Joan Emma ^b  

^a University North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer amyloid peptide; peptide conformations; replica exhange molecular dynamics simulations

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-40]; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[1-42]; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN[10-35]; ASPARTIC ACID; LYSINE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPLICA EXCHANGE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SIMULATION;

EID: 33846324298     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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