On the role of electrostatics in protein-protein interactions

Physical Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Zhe ^a   Witham, Shawn ^a   Alexov, Emil ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; PH; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 79956221510     PISSN: 14783967     EISSN: 14783975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/8/3/035001     Document Type: Article

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