Computational Analysis of C-Reactive Protein for Assessment of Molecular Dynamics and Interaction Properties

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 645-656

  Chakraborty, Chiranjib ^a   Agrawal, Alok ^b  

^a GALGOTIAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune and cardiovascular disease; C reactive protein (CRP); In silico analysis; Interaction properties; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DISULFIDE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DATABASES, GENETIC; DISULFIDES; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84886599612     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-013-9553-4     Document Type: Article

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