Mapping the energy landscape of biomolecules using single molecule force correlation spectroscopy: Theory and applications

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3827-3841

  Barsegov, V ^a   Klimov, D K ^b   Thirumalai, D ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; FORCE; LANDSCAPE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 33744925656     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.075937     Document Type: Article

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