Investigation of carbohydrate recognition via computer simulation

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 7700-7718

  Johnson, Quentin R ^a   Lindsay, Richard J ^a   Petridis, Loukas ^b   Shen, Tongye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Binding free energy; Lectin; Molecular dynamics simulation; Protein carbohydrate interaction

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LECTIN;

ALGORITHM; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DESIGN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; BINDING SITES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; DRUG DESIGN; LECTINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84929193140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules20057700     Document Type: Review

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