The effects of nonnative interactions on protein folding rates: Theory and simulation

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1750-1766

  Clementi, Cecilia ^a,b   Plotkin, Steven S ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Folding rate; Free energy landscape; Frustration; Minimalist model; Molecular dynamics; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3042677501     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.03580104     Document Type: Review

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