Molecular dynamics simulation study of tubulin dimer interaction with cytostatics

Molecular Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 316-321

  Varzhabetyan, L R ^a   Glazachev, D V ^b   Nazaryan, K B ^a,b  

^a RUSSIAN ARMENIAN UNIVERSITY   (Armenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Armenia)

Author keywords

colchicine; indibulin; molecular dynamics simulation; podophylotoxin; tubulin dimer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859868527     PISSN: 00268933     EISSN: 16083245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026893312020185     Document Type: Article

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