Virtual screening for dipeptide aggregation: Toward predictive tools for peptide self-Assembly

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2380-2384

  Frederix, Pim W J M ^a   Ulijn, Rein V ^a   Hunt, Neil T ^a   Tuttle, Tell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

COARSE GRAIN MODEL; COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANO-SCALE SYSTEM; PEPTIDE SELF ASSEMBLIES; SELF ASSEMBLY PROCESS; SIMULATION PROTOCOLS; SUPRA-MOLECULAR NANO STRUCTURES; VIRTUAL SCREENING;

PEPTIDES;

EID: 85015514764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz2010573     Document Type: Article

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