Structure of the transition state for folding of a protein derived from experiment and simulation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 430-440

  Daggett, Valerie ^a   Li, Aijun ^a   Itzhaki, Laura S ^b   Otzen, Daniel E ^b   Fersht, Alan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folding nucleation; Folding pathways; Molecular dynamics; Protein engineering; Transition state structure

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; ISOLEUCINE;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

EID: 0029981188     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0173     Document Type: Article

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