Intermediate states in protein folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 707-725

  Privalov, Peter L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain; Folding; Intermediate; Molten globule; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CALCIUM; LYSOZYME; NUCLEASE; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030010408     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0280     Document Type: Review

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