Molecular dynamics simulations of hydrophobic collapse of ubiquitin

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 860-874

  Alonso, Darwin O V ^a   Daggett, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational sampling; Folding pathways; Hydrophobic collapse; Molecular dynamics simulations

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031965674     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070404     Document Type: Article

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