Titration properties and thermodynamics of the transition state for folding: Comparison of two-state and multi-state folding pathways

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 377-389

  Tan, Yee Joo ^b   Oliveberg, Mikael ^a,b   Fersht, Alan R ^b  

^a CHEMICAL CENTER   (Sweden)

^b MRC CENTRE FOR PROTEIN ENGINEERING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Barnase; Chymotrypsin inhibitor 2; Heat capacity; Solvation

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTHALPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLVATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030606223     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0647     Document Type: Article

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