How to derive a protein folding potential? A new approach to an old problem

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1164-1179

  Mirny, Leonid A ^a   Shakhnovich, Eugene I ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fold recognition; Protein folding; Protein folding potential

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030596063     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0704     Document Type: Article

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