Steered molecular dynamics simulations of cobra cytotoxin interaction with zwitterionic lipid bilayer: No penetration of loop tips into membranes

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-32

  Levtsova, O V ^a   Antonov, M Yu ^a   Mordvintsev, D Yu ^b   Utkin, Yu N ^b   Shaitan, K V ^a   Kirpichnikov, M P ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxin; Cobra venom; Molecular model; Steered molecular dynamics; Zwitterionic lipid

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; HYDRATES; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

BI LAYERS; CARDIOTOXIN; COBRA VENOM; CYTOTOXIN; CYTOTOXINS; LIPID MOLECULES; MEMBRANE SURFACES; MOLECULAR MECHANISMS; NANO-SECONDS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; STEERED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STEERED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; WATER MOLECULES; ZWITTERIONIC LIPID;

DYNAMICS;

COBROTOXIN; ION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; THERMODYNAMICS;

COBRA CARDIOTOXIN PROTEINS; IONS; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; THERMODYNAMICS;

NAJA ATRA;

EID: 57749204349     PISSN: 14769271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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