Overview of simulation studies on the enzymatic activity and conformational dynamics of the GTPase Ras

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 40, Issue 10-11, 2014, Pages 839-847

  Prakash, Priyanka ^a   Gorfe, Alemayehu A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

conformational dynamics; GTP hydrolysis; molecular dynamics; molecular mechanics; quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREE ENERGY; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; REACTION KINETICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

COMPUTATIONAL APPROACH; CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS; FREE-ENERGY CALCULATIONS; GTP HYDROLYSIS; LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL/MOLECULAR MECHANICAL SIMULATIONS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84905822657     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2014.895000     Document Type: Article

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