Protein-folding dynamics: Overview of molecular simulation techniques

Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue , 2007, Pages 57-83

  Scheraga, Harold A ^a   Khalili, Mey ^a   Liwo, Adam ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic and mesoscopic models; Folding pathways; Force fields; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEINS; SILICA; SOLVENTS;

FOLDING PATHWAYS; FORCE FIELDS; MOLECULAR SIMULATION;

PROTEIN FOLDING;

PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METABOLISM; PH; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 34249930405     PISSN: 0066426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.physchem.58.032806.104614     Document Type: Review

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