Atomic contacts in protein structures. A detailed analysis of atomic radii, packing, and overlaps

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 595-601

  Seeliger, Daniel ^a   De Groot, Bert L ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Packing quality; Protein design; Structure validation; Van der Waals radii

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOM; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS;

EID: 34447524018     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21447     Document Type: Article

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