DPD simulation of protein conformations: From α-helices to β-structures

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 3081-3087

  Vishnyakov, Aleksey ^a   Talaga, David S ^b   Neimark, Alexander V ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSE GRAINED MODELS; CONFINED ENVIRONMENT; DYNAMIC PROPERTY; HYDROGEN-BOND FORMATION; MODEL PEPTIDES; PEPTIDE GROUPS; POTENTIAL PARAMETERS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; QUASIPARTICLES; SIDE-CHAINS; SYNUCLEIN; TRIBLOCKS;

HYDROGEN BONDS; PEPTIDES; POLYPEPTIDES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84868098174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301277b     Document Type: Article

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