Monte Carlo simulations of β-hairpin folding at constant temperature

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 164-175

  Sung, Shen Shu ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; PEPTIDE; SOLVENT; VALINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032906553     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77186-9     Document Type: Article

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