What makes a protein a protein? Hydrophobic core designs that specify stability and structural properties

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1584-1593

  Munson, Mary ^a   Balasubramanian, Suganthi ^a   Fleming, Karen G ^a   Nagi, Athena D ^a   O'Brien, Ronan ^a   Sturtevant, Julian M ^a   Regan, Lynne ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrophobic core; molecular packing; molten globule; protein design

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0030057864     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050813     Document Type: Article

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