Computational enzymology

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 924, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-89

  Lodola, Alessio ^a   Mulholland, Adrian J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biomolecular simulation; Catalysis; Enzyme; Protein dynamics; QM MM; Quantum mechanics molecular mechanics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; COVALENT BOND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYMOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84934439883     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-17-5_4     Document Type: Article

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