Transition states in protein folding kinetics: Modeling Φ-values of small β-sheet proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 929-937

  Weikl, Thomas R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; KINETICS; MODULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTATION; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 38549170892     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.109868     Document Type: Article

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