Toward resolution of ambiguity for the unfolded state

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 503-509

  Beaucage, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

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

EID: 47749135599     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.121855     Document Type: Article

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