Structure/function correlations of proteins using MM, QM/MM, and related approaches: Methods, concepts, pitfalls, and current progress

Advances in Protein Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue , 2003, Pages 249-313

  Shurki, A ^a   Warshel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; PROTEIN;

CATALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTROPY; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84962477148     PISSN: 00653233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3233(03)66007-9     Document Type: Article

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