Accurate determination of the binding free energy for KcsA-charybdotoxin complex from the potential of mean force calculations with restraints

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2466-2474

  Chen, Po Chia ^a   Kuyucak, Serdar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 79959663208     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.03.052     Document Type: Article

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