What can solid state NMR contribute to our understanding of protein folding?

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 151, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 10-21

  Hu, Kan Nian ^a   Tycko, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical denaturation; Conformational ensembles; Freeze trapping; HP35; Protein folding; Solid state NMR; Villin

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; SOLID STATE;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 77954756951     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2010.05.009     Document Type: Review

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