Exploring the energy landscape of protein folding using replica-exchange and conventional molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 514-523

  Beck, David A C ^a   White, George W N ^a   Daggett, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

All atom; Explicit solvent; Molecular dynamics; Protein dynamics; Protein folding; Replica exchange; Trp cage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPTOPHAN; WATER;

EID: 33847201903     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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