Thermodynamics of α- and β-structure formation in proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1466-1473

  Irbäck, Anders ^a   Samuelsson, Björn ^a   Sjunnesson, Fredrik ^a   Wallin, Stefan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0041629626     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74579-2     Document Type: Article

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