How protein chemists learned about the hydrophobic factor

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1358-1366

  Tanford, Charles ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Tarlswood   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive forces in biology; Cyclol hypothesis; Hydrophobic effect; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030912208     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060627     Document Type: Article

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