Dielectric relaxation in proteins: The computational perspective

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-32

  Simonson, Thomas ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Continuum electrostatics; Free energy; Molecular dynamics; Poisson Boltzmann equation; Redox protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON; METABOLISM; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 48449084244     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-008-9293-2     Document Type: Review

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