Solvent viscosity and friction in protein folding dynamics

Current Protein and Peptide Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-395

  Hagen, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Energy landscape; Friction; Kramers theory; Protein folding; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; KRAMERS THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; REACTION ANALYSIS; THEORY; VISCOSITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77957916566     PISSN: 13892037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920310791330596     Document Type: Article

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