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Allen P Minton1

  • 1Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda Maryland 20892-0830, United States.

概括

本研究介绍了宏分子自我结合的美索斯科普模型,允许各种各样的寡合体形状和大小. 该模型分析了自由能量变化如何影响寡合体的形成,吸附和溶液中的分布.

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