Entropy in protein folding and in protein-protein interactions

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 215-221

  Brady, G Patrick ^a   Sharp, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; ENTROPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SOLVATION;

EID: 0030961726     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(97)80028-0     Document Type: Article

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