Electrostatics in proteins and protein-ligand complexes

Future Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 647-666

  Kuki, Predrag ^a   Nielsen, Jens Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; PROTEIN; SOLVENT;

ALGORITHM; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCULATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGAND BINDING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MODEL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLVATION;

EID: 77953452882     PISSN: 17568919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/fmc.10.6     Document Type: Review

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