Computer simulations of protein folding

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-103

  Javidpour, Leili ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences   (Iran)

Author keywords

computational science; computer simulation; Protein folding; scientific computing

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC INTERACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; PROTEIN FOLDING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84858271659     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2012.21     Document Type: Review

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