Multiple intermediates and transition states during protein unfolding

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1016-1024

  Zaidi, Faisal N ^a   Nath, Utpal ^a   Udgaonkar, Jayant B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030787174     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb1297-1016     Document Type: Article

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