Diffusive searches in high-dimensional spaces and apparent 'two-state' behaviour in protein folding

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1861-1868

  McLeish, T C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS;

DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; FOLDING KINETICS; PROTEIN FOLDING;

PROTEINS;

EID: 31544476595     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/6/003     Document Type: Article

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