Folding initiation sites and protein folding

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-508

  Dadlez, Michał ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Protein folding initiation; Residual structure; helix; hairpin

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; KINETICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS; KINETICS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 0033253913     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1999_4126     Document Type: Review

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