The nucleation-collapse mechanism in protein folding: Evidence for the non-uniqueness of the folding nucleus

Folding and Design

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 377-391

  Guo, Zhuyan ^a   Thirumalai, D ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Maryland ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating nucleation structures; Multiple transition states; Non unique nucleus; Nucleation collapse process

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 0031303354     PISSN: 13590278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0278(97)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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