Helix-coil transition theories. Are they correct?

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 423-432

  Bierzyński, Andrzej ^a   Pawłowski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hydration; Peptides folding; Random coil; Thermodynamics; helix

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031302934     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1997_4394     Document Type: Review

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