Ensemble-based methods for describing protein dynamics

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 760-769

  Jacobs, Donald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENSEMBLE BASED METHOD; ENTROPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 78149497695     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2010.09.014     Document Type: Review

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