Improved sampling methods for molecular simulation

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 187-191

  Lei, Hongxing ^a   Duan, Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; CONFORMATION; ENERGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPLICATION STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROTEINS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 34147177151     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2007.03.003     Document Type: Review

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