Computer-Aided Approaches for Targeting HIVgp41

Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-338

  Allen, William J ^a   Rizzo, Robert C ^a,b  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Computer aided drug design; DOCK; Docking; gp41; HIV; Molecular dynamics; Structural biology; Structure based drug design; T20

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899877600     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20797737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/biology1020311     Document Type: Review

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