Intermediates and the folding of proteins L and G

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 958-970

  Brown, Scott ^a,b   Head Gordon, Teresa ^a  

^a University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediates; Kinetic mechanism; Protein folding; Protein L and G, minimalist model

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN G; PROTEIN L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 1842454761     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.03316004     Document Type: Article

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