A molecular information ratchet

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7127, 2007, Pages 523-527

  Serreli, Viviana ^a   Lee, Chin Fa ^a   Kay, Euan R ^a   Leigh, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ROTAXANE;

BROWNIAN MOTION; ENERGY; EQUILIBRIUM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARTICLE MOTION; PROTEIN; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846684084     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05452     Document Type: Article

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