Computational study of binding of epothilone A to β-tubulin

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-260

  Kamel, Karol ^a   Kolinski, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

tubulin; Drug design; Epothilones; Flexible docking

Indexed keywords

EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE DERIVATIVE; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATTLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTEIN BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOTHILONES; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; THERMODYNAMICS; TUBULIN;

EID: 79960114855     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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