A model for the coupling of α-helix and tertiary contact formation

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2051-2061

  Hausrath, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary pattern; Helix coil transition; Hydrophobic effect; Secondary structure; Tertiary interactions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 33748127971     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062292106     Document Type: Article

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