Identification and characterization of protein folding intermediates

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 128, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 105-113

  Gianni, Stefano ^a   Ivarsson, Ylva ^a   Jemth, Per ^b   Brunori, Maurizio ^a   Travaglini Allocatelli, Carlo ^a  

^a Istituto Di Biologia E Patologia Molecolari Rome   (Italy)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Folding kinetics; Intermediate; Mutagenesis; Protein folding; Transition state

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE;

PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA;

EID: 34249691304     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.04.008     Document Type: Review

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