Temperature Dependence of the Thermodynamics of Helix-Coil Transition

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 335, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1029-1037

  Richardson, John M ^a   Makhatadze, George I ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD; DSC; Enthalpy; Helix coil transition; Cp

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPOSURE; HEATING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0347753737     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.11.027     Document Type: Article

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