Probing residual structure and backbone dynamics on the milli- to picosecond timescale in a urea-denatured fibronectin type III domain

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 579-592

  Meekhof, Alison E ^a   Freund, Stefan M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backbone dynamics; Fibronectin type III domain; Protein folding; Residual structure; sheet protein

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FIBRONECTIN; TENASCIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033582680     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2479     Document Type: Article

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