Origin of Unusual φ-values in Protein Folding: Evidence Against Specific Nucleation Sites

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 334, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1077-1085

  Sánchez, Ignacio E ^a   Kiefhaber, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

phi value analysis; Protein folding kinetics; Rate equilibrium free energy relationships; Transition state

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; KINETICS; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0345304461     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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