Folding pathway of FKBP12 and characterisation of the transition state

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 429-444

  Main, Ewan R G ^a   Fulton, Kate F ^a   Jackson, Sophie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FKBP12; Immunophilin; Protein folding; Transition state; Two state folding

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOPHILIN; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032799756     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2941     Document Type: Article

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