Computational evaluation of protein-small molecule binding

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-61

  Guvench, Olgun ^a   MacKerell Jr , Alexander D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BIOLOGY; DRUG DESIGN; EVALUATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SOLVATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS;

EID: 60349109713     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2008.11.009     Document Type: Review

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