Statistical properties and kinetics of end-end contact formation of unfolded polypeptides: A systematic molecular dynamics study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Ping, Guanghui ^a   Dastidar, Shubhra Ghosh ^a   Duan, Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION KINETICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTACT FORMATION; GAUSSIAN CHAIN; TO-END CONTACT;

POLYPEPTIDES;

PEPTIDE; POLYALANINE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33847694332     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2430712     Document Type: Article

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