Complex stability of single proteins explored by forced unfolding experiments

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Janovjak, Harald ^a   Sapra, K Tanuj ^a   Müller, Daniel J ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; FIBRONECTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 17844365575     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.059774     Document Type: Article

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