Experimental parameterization of an energy function for the simulation of unfolded proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 182-192

  Norgaard, Anders B ^a,b   Ferkinghoff Borg, Jesper ^b,c   Lindorff Larsen, Kresten ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d D E SHAW RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMETER; SPIN LABELING;

EID: 37749046912     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108241     Document Type: Article

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