Targeting the early steps of ApiG-22 protofibril disassembly by N-methylated inhibitors: A numerical study

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 442-452

  Chebaro, Yassmine ^a   Derreumaux, Philippe ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; Amyloid simulations; Coarse grained force field; Fibril disassembly; N methyl ated inhibitors; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN (16 22); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (16-22); PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; METHYLATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 66149094245     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.22254     Document Type: Article

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