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Comparing atomistic molecular mechanics force fields for a difficult target: a case study on the Alzheimer’s amyloid β-peptide

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Pages 1817-1832 | Received 06 Jun 2013, Accepted 23 Aug 2013, Published online: 13 Sep 2013

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