Thermodynamic analysis of biomolecules: A volumetric approach

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 657-664

  Chalikian, Tigran V ^a   Breslauer, Kenneth J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBULAR PROTEIN; NUCLEIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDRATION; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031790423     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80159-0     Document Type: Article

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