Myoglobin as a case study for molecular simulations in the presence of a microwave electromagnetic field

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1746-1749

  Apollonio, Francesca ^a,b   D'Abramo, Marco ^c   Liberti, Micaela ^a,b   Amadei, Andrea ^c   Di Nola, Alfredo ^a   D'Inzeo, Guglielmo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Italian Interuniversity Centre Electromagnetic Fields and Biosystems   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microwave; Molecular simulations; Myoglobin

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROCESSES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MYOGLOBIN;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVES;

PROTEINS;

EID: 34250340930     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249719     Document Type: Conference Paper

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