Fibrillization propensity for short designed hexapeptides predicted by computer simulation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 416, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 598-609

  Wagoner, Victoria A ^a   Cheon, Mookyung ^b   Chang, Iksoo ^b   Hall, Carol K ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

coarse grained model; discontinuous molecular dynamics; fibril stability; fibrillization propensity; fibrils

Indexed keywords

HEXAPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84857360124     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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