Fast and slow intermediate accumulation and the initial barrier mechanism in protein folding

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 324, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 359-371

  Krantz, Bryan A ^a   Mayne, Leland ^b   Rumbley, Jon ^b   Englander, S Walter ^b   Sosnick, Tobin R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers in protein folding; Burst phase; Initial barrier hypothesis; Intermediates in protein folding; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; CD2 ANTIGEN; CYTOCHROME C; PROTEIN G; RIBONUCLEASE A; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0036440985     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01029-X     Document Type: Article

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