Protein folding and binding in confined spaces and in crowded solutions

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 368-375

  Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a  

^a Florida State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaperonin action; Excluded volume effect; Macromolecular crowding; Protein aggregation; Protein binding; Protein folding; Spatial confinement

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 4544278751     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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