The empirical valence bond model: Theory and applications

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Molecular Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-45

  Kamerlin, Shina C L ^a,b   Warshel, Arieh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC EFFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CONDENSED PHASE; ENERGY CONTRIBUTION; ENZYME CATALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; SIMULATION STUDIES; VALENCE BOND MODELS;

CATALYSIS;

ENZYMES;

EID: 79955635010     PISSN: 17590876     EISSN: 17590884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcms.10     Document Type: Article

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