Initial hydrophobic collapse is not necessary for folding RNase A

Folding and Design

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-221

  Nöppert, Angela ^a   Gast, Klaus ^b   Zirwer, Dietrich ^a   Damaschun, Gregor ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Folding model; Protein folding; RNase A; Stopped flow CD; Stopped flow DLS

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; RIBONUCLEASE A;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DISULFIDE BOND; ENZYME DENATURATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031777173     PISSN: 13590278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0278(98)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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