Standard binding free energies from computer simulations: What is the best strategy?

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 794-802

  Gumbart, James C ^a   Roux, Benoît ^a,c   Chipot, Christophe ^b,d  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

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EID: 84872165531     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct3008099     Document Type: Article

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