Analysis of the folding pathway of chymotrypsin inhibitor by correlation of Φ-values with inter-residue contacts

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-121

  Nölting, Bengt ^a  

^a Prussian Priv Inst Technol Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033531458     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0860     Document Type: Article

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