Folding mechanism of beta-hairpin trpzip2: Heterogeneity, transition state and folding pathways

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2838-2848

  Xiao, Yi ^a   Chen, Changjun ^a   He, Yi ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Beta hairpin; Folding heterogeneity; Folding pathway; Transition state; Trpzip2

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN ZIPPER 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; KINETICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

BETA-HAIRPIN; FOLDING HETEROGENEITY; FOLDING PATHWAY; TRANSITION STATE; TRPZIP2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; KINETICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS;

EID: 67649649587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10062838     Document Type: Review

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