Modeling methods for studying post-translational and transcriptional modifying enzymes

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 465-471

  Roca, Maite ^a   Aranda, Juan ^a   Moliner, Vicent ^b   Tuñón, Iñaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ENERGY; ENZYME MECHANISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEINS;

EID: 84872277286     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.10.014     Document Type: Review

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