Simulating DNA by molecular dynamics: Aims, methods, and validation

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 924, Issue , 2013, Pages 445-468

  Foloppe, Nicolas ^a   Guéroult, Marc ^a   Hartmann, Brigitte ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

DNA structure and dynamics; Force fields; Molecular dynamics; Sequence dependent DNA flexibility; Validation of simulations

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SOLVENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA HELIX; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84934438219     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-17-5_17     Document Type: Article

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