Direct Analysis of Backbone-Backbone Hydrogen Bond Formation in Protein Folding Transition States

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 363, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 506-519

  Yang, Xiaoye ^a   Wang, Min ^a   Fitzgerald, Michael C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

backbone backbone hydrogen bonding; folding; P22 Arc repressor; ProtL

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HYDROGEN BOND; KINETICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33748947665     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.07.058     Document Type: Article

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