Protein folding in high-dimensional spaces: Hypergutters and the role of nonnative interactions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 172-183

  McLeish, T C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 11244328062     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.036616     Document Type: Article

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