Is the unfolded state the Rosetta Stone of the protein folding problem?

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 393-398

  Hammarström, Per ^a   Carlsson, Uno ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic interactions; Random coil; Residual structure; Secondary structure preference

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HELIX; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0034710835     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3360     Document Type: Review

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