Protein folding, stability, and solvation structure in osmolyte solutions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2988-2997

  Rösgen, Jörg ^a,b   Pettitt, B Montgomery ^b   Bolen, David Wayne ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOPLASM; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OSMOLALITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLVATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744555656     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067330     Document Type: Article

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