Theory of Two-State Cooperative Folding of Proteins

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 433-440

  Hao, Ming Hong ^a,b,c,d,e   Scheraga, Harold A ^a,f,g  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Rutgers University ^*

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001109173     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar960288q     Document Type: Article

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