Sensitivity of the folding/unfolding transition state ensemble of chymotrypsin inhibitor 2 to changes in temperature and solvent

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1242-1252

  Day, Ryan ^a   Daggett, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chymotrypsin inhibitor 2; Hammond effect; Molecular dynamics; Transition state; Unfolding rate

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 17744395510     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.041226005     Document Type: Article

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