Intramolecular hydrogen-bonding in aqueous carbohydrates as a cause or consequence of conformational preferences: A molecular dynamics study of cellobiose stereoisomers

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 521-537

  Wang, Dongqi ^a   Ámundadóttir, Maria Lovísa ^a   Van Gunsteren, Wilfred F ^a   Hünenberger, Philippe H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Cellobiose; Computer simulation; Conformational driving forces; Hydrogen bonds; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

CELLOBIOSE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS;

CARBOHYDRATE CONFORMATION; CELLOBIOSE; HYDROGEN BONDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SOLVENTS; STEREOISOMERISM; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 84878995456     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-013-0901-5     Document Type: Article

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