Electronic polarization is important in stabilizing the native structures of proteins

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 113, Issue 49, 2009, Pages 16059-16064

  Ji, Chang G ^a,b   Zhang, John Z H ^b,c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

ELECTRONIC POLARIZATION; ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS; ENERGY CONFORMATION; FORCE FIELDS; MD SIMULATION; MEAN-FIELD; MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS; NATIVE STRUCTURES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL COMPUTATIONS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 71549120410     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp907999e     Document Type: Article

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