Structural resolution of the folding pathway of a protein by correlation of Φ-values with inter-residue contacts

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 419-428

  Nölting, Bengt ^a  

^a Prussian Priv Inst Technol Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARSTAR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

MUS;

EID: 0032494473     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0783     Document Type: Article

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