Chapter 1 Molecular Simulations of pH-Mediated Biological Processes

Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 3-13

  Khandogin, Jana ^a   Brooks III, Charles L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 34548764998     PISSN: 15741400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-1400(07)03001-0     Document Type: Review

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