Reversible mechanical unfolding of single ubiquitin molecules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3995-4006

  Chyan, Chia Lin ^a   Lin, Fan Chi ^b   Peng, Haibo ^b   Yuan, Jian Min ^b   Chang, Chung Hung ^c   Lin, Sheng Hsien ^c   Yang, Guoliang ^b  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; PH; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 10044290957     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.042754     Document Type: Article

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