Fundamental processes of protein folding: Measuring the energetic balance between helix formation and hydrophobic interactions

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2062-2070

  Xian, Wujing ^a   Connolly, Peter J ^b   Oslin, Marcela ^c   Hausrath, Andrew C ^d   Osterhout, John J ^d  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Helix; Hydrogen exchange; Hydrophobicity; Lifson Roig; Peptide model; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON TRANSPORT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AMIDES; FORECASTING; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 33748191666     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062297006     Document Type: Article

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