A theoretical model for the mechanical unfolding of repeat proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2160-2167

  Makarov, Dmitrii E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DENATURATION; ENTROPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY;

ALGORITHMS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, AMINO ACID; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 66149093488     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.3899     Document Type: Article

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