Deciphering the binding mode of Zolpidem to GABA A α 1 receptor - Insights from molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Molecular Modeling

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1345-1354

  Vijayan, R S K ^a   Bhattacharyya, Dhananjay ^b   Ghoshal, Nanda ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

^b SAHA INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Docking; GABA A 1 receptor; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA1; ZOLPIDEM;

ARTICLE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG DESIGN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BINDING SITES; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PYRIDINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 84861227012     PISSN: 16102940     EISSN: 09485023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00894-011-1142-0     Document Type: Article

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