Massively parallel molecular dynamics simulations of lysozyme unfolding

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 19-30

  Zhou, Ruhong ^a   Eleftheriou, Maria ^a   Hon, Chung Chau ^b   Germain, Robert S ^a   Royyuru, Ajay K ^a   Berne, Bruce J ^c  

^a IBM RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Department of Chemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DENATURATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; SUPERCOMPUTERS;

CHEMICAL DENATURING; THERMAL DENATURING;

ENZYMES;

EID: 40749136283     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.521.0019     Document Type: Article

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