The osmophobic effect: Natural selection of a thermodynamic force in protein folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 310, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 955-963

  Bolen, D W ^a   Baskakov, Ilia V ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Osmolytes; Osmophobic effect; Peptide backbone; Solvophobic; Stokes radius

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; STRESS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035958656     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4819     Document Type: Review

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