Multiscale methods for computational RNA enzymology

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 553, Issue , 2015, Pages 335-374

  Panteva, Maria T ^a   Dissanayake, Thakshila ^a   Chen, Haoyuan ^a   Radak, Brian K ^a   Kuechler, Erich R ^a   Giambaşu, George M ^a   Lee, Tai Sung ^a   York, Darrin M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D RISM; CpHMD; HREMD; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale modeling; QM MM; RNA catalysis

Indexed keywords

METAL ION; RIBONUCLEASE A; RIBOZYME; VIRUS ENZYME; ENZYME; ION; PANCREATIC RIBONUCLEASE; RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOCATALYSIS; CALCULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; INTERACTIONS WITH NUCLEIC ACID; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RNA CLEAVAGE; TRANSESTERIFICATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; QUANTUM THEORY;

HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; RNA; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 84923597091     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: 15577988     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2014.10.064     Document Type: Chapter

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