Mechanisms of protein folding

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-728

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

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion collision; Downhill folding; Folding kinetics; Nucleation condensation; Protein folding; Transition state

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; CYTOCHROME C; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN A;

BIOPHYSICS; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 45849102407     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0256-x     Document Type: Review

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