The Amber biomolecular simulation programs

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Abstract We describe the development, current features, and some directions for future development of the Amber package of computer programs. This package evolved from a program that was constructed in the late 1970s to do Assisted Model Building with Energy Refinement, and now contains a group of programs embodying a number of powerful tools of modern computational chemistry, focused on molecular dynamics and free energy calculations of proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem 26: 1668–1688, 2005

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 16
Pages: 1668-1688
Citations: 9249
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                                    David A. Case, 
                                
                                    Thomas E. Cheatham, 
                                
                                    Tom Darden
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            The Amber biomolecular simulation programs. 
                            Journal of Computational Chemistry
                            , 26
                            (16)
                            , 1668-1688.
                            https://doi.org/10.1002/jcc.20290
                        

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DOI: 10.1002/jcc.20290