Multi-scale simulations of membrane proteins: The case of bitter taste receptors

Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 15-21

  Suku, Eda ^a   Fierro, Fabrizio ^b   Giorgetti, Alejandro ^a,b   Alfonso Prieto, Mercedes ^b,c   Carloni, Paolo ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bitter taste receptor; G protein coupled receptor; Molecular mechanics coarse grained simulations; TAS2R38; TAS2R46

Indexed keywords

EID: 85034112001     PISSN: 24682284     EISSN: 24682179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsamd.2017.03.001     Document Type: Review

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