Computational modeling of an ion-driven nanomotor

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-123

  Lohrasebi, A ^a   Rafii Tabar, H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES IPM   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

F0 like motor; Nanomotor; Stochastic molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; F0-LIKE MOTOR; NANOMOTOR; STOCHASTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOMOTOR; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION TRANSPORT; IONS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; NANOTUBES; PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 52249121199     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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