title: Electrostatic polarization makes a substantial contribution to the free energy of avidin-biotin binding.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Theoretical and Computational Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Yong L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chang G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: John Z H
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001360:Avidin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D001710:Biotin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D011789:Quantum Theory; D055672:Static Electricity; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001360:Avidin; D001710:Biotin