Direct measurement of the kinetics and thermodynamics of association of hydrophobic molecules from molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Thomas, Andrew S ^a   Elcock, Adrian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ASSOCIATION AND DISSOCIATION KINETICS; ASSOCIATION KINETICS; DIFFUSION LIMITED; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DISSOCIATION KINETICS; DRIVING FORCES; EXPLICIT WATER; FREE ENERGY SURFACE; HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES; KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMICS; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SURFACE AREA; PROTEIN-PROTEIN ASSOCIATIONS; REACTION COORDINATES;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; DISSOCIATION; FREE ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAFFINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 78651256762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1014899     Document Type: Article

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