Self-assembly of icosahedral viral capsids: The combinatorial analysis approach

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 136-158

  Kerner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Self organized agglomeration; Symmetry; Viral capsid growth

Indexed keywords

COAT PROTEINS; COMBINATORIAL ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY BUILDING BLOCKS; HEXAGONAL CONFIGURATION; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SELF-ORGANIZED AGGLOMERATION; SIMPLE RULES; VIRAL CAPSIDS;

AGGLOMERATION;

VIRUSES;

EID: 80053976775     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20116608     Document Type: Article

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