Understanding the mechanism of β-hairpin folding via ø̈-value analysis

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2668-2678

  Du, Deguo ^a   Tucker, Matthew J ^a   Gai, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MUTAGENESIS; RESONANCE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

FOLDING KINETICS; HYDROPHOBIC CLUSTERS; MUTATIONS; UNFOLDING RATES;

GROWTH KINETICS;

PROTEIN; UREA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HYDROPHOBICITY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 33644516904     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi052039s     Document Type: Article

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