Microscopic theory of critical folding nuclei and reconfiguration activation barriers in folding proteins

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 9585-9598

  Takada, Shoji ^a   Wolynes, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY GAP; FREE ENERGY; GLASS TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; PROTEINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; PROTEIN FOLDING; REPLICA INSTANTONS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 0031560379     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.475256     Document Type: Article

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