Hierarchy of events in the folding of model proteins

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 7267-7273

  Broglia, R A ^a,b,c   Tiana, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; GROUND STATE; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

LOCAL ELEMENTARY STRUCTURES (LES);

PROTEINS;

EID: 0035932720     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1361076     Document Type: Article

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