Computational protein design promises to revolutionize protein engineering

BioTechniques

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-39

  Alvizo, Oscar ^a   Allen, Benjamin D ^a   Mayo, Stephen L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847731021     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000112336     Document Type: Review

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