The protein folding transition state: Insights from kinetics and thermodynamics

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Travasso, Rui D M ^a   Faísca, Patrícia F N ^b   Rey, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; KINETICS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EQUILIBRIUM TRANSITIONS; FOLDING PROBABILITIES; FOLDING TRANSITION STATE; KINETIC TRANSITION; KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMICS; LATTICE MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; REACTION COORDINATES; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ARTICLE; KINETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

KINETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77957731766     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3485286     Document Type: Article

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