Energetics of aliphatic deletions in protein cores

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1858-1872

  Bueno, Marta ^a   Campos, Luis A ^a   Estrada, Jorge ^a   Sancho, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic interaction; Protein cavity; Protein folding; Protein intermediate; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; FLAVODOXIN; PROTEIN APOFLAVODOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANABAENA; APOPROTEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLAVODOXIN; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE DELETION; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA;

EID: 33746534826     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062274906     Document Type: Article

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