The kinetic pathway of folding of barnase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-186

  Khan, Faaizah ^a   Chuang, Jessica I ^a   Gianni, Stefano ^a   Fersht, Alan R ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Folding; Intermediates; Mechanism; NMR; Protein

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTON; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENATURATION; ENERGY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; ION EXCHANGE; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; WILD TYPE;

SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 0141457507     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.08.024     Document Type: Article

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