QM and QM/MM simulations of proteins

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 924, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-124

  Steinbrecher, Thomas ^a   Elstner, Marcus ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Protein conformations; QMMM; Structure refinement; Theoretical spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; HYDROGEN BOND; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SIMULATION;

EID: 84934442784     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-17-5_5     Document Type: Article

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