Disulfide bonds in protein folding studies: Friends or foes?

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-452

  Dadlez, Michał ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

BPTI; Disulfide bonds; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

APROTININ; DISULFIDE; LACTALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APROTININ; DISULFIDES; LACTALBUMIN; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0031305425     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1997_4395     Document Type: Review

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