Energy landscape distortions and the mechanical unfolding of proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3494-3501

  Lacks, Daniel J ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 17844370249     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.051953     Document Type: Article

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