Molecular dynamics free energy calculations to assess the possibility of water existence in protein nonpolar cavities

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2974-2983

  Oikawa, Masataka ^a,b   Yonetani, Yoshiteru ^a,b  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 77953574626     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.01.029     Document Type: Article

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