Molecular dynamics computer simulations of multidrug RND efflux pumps

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages e201302008-

  Ruggerone, Paolo ^a,b   Vargiu, Attilio V ^a,b   Collu, Francesca ^c   Fischer, Nadine ^d   Kandt, Christian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b INFM SLACS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d Life and Medical Sciences Institute ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

AcrA; AcrB ; Antibiotics resistance; Membrane protein; MexA; MexB; OprM; TolC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890928482     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20010370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5936/csbj.201302008     Document Type: Short Survey

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