The Folding Pathway of T4 Lysozyme: The High-resolution Structure and Folding of a Hidden Intermediate

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 365, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 870-880

  Kato, Hidenori ^a   Feng, Hanqiao ^a   Bai, Yawen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

hidden intermediate; hydrogen exchange; intermediate structure; protein folding; T4 lysozyme

Indexed keywords

APOCYTOCHROME B562; CYTOCHROME B; HYDROGEN; LYSOZYME; T4 LYSOZYME;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NITROGEN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845622937     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.10.047     Document Type: Article

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