Role of methyl groups in dynamics and evolution of biomolecules

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 497-505

  Nickels, Jonathan D ^a,b   Curtis, Joseph E ^c   O'Neill, Hugh ^a   Sokolov, Alexei P ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nucleic acid dynamics; Protein dynamics; RNA dynamics; RNA world

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYL GROUP; PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; HYDRATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

EID: 84863860982     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-012-9268-6     Document Type: Article

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