Molecular dynamics simulations of the interaction between polyhydroxylated compounds and Lennard-Jones walls: Preferential affinity/exclusion effects and their relevance for bioprotection

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 708-728

  Geerke, Daan P ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a   Hunenberger, Philippe H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aqueous solutions; molecular dynamics simulation; polyhydroxylated cosolutes; preferential affinity or exclusion; surface effects

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CO-SOLUTES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PREFERENTIAL AFFINITY OR EXCLUSION; SURFACE EFFECTS;

DYNAMICS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROXYLATION; METHANOL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955856297     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927021003752804     Document Type: Article

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