A simple way to compute protein dynamics without a mechanical model

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-38

  Shih, Chien Hua ^a   Huang, Shao Wei ^a   Yen, Shih Chung ^a   Lai, Yan Long ^a   Yu, Sung Huan ^a   Hwang, Jenn Kang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Normal mode analysis; Protein dynamics; Thermal fluctuations

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOM; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; MASS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALGORITHMS; KINETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34249881654     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21430     Document Type: Article

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