Role of main-chain electrostatics, hydrophobic effect and side-chain conformational entropy in determining the secondary structure of proteins

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 665-684

  Avbelj, F ^a   Fele, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electrostatic screening; Helix coil transition theory; Lifson Roig theory; Prediction of secondary structure; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; ELECTRICITY; ENTROPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032511138     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1792     Document Type: Article

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