Dry molten globule intermediates and the mechanism of protein unfolding

Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics

Volumn 78, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2725-2737

  Baldwin, Robert L ^a   Frieden, Carl ^b   Rose, George D ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation volume; Close packing; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrophobic interactions; Intermediates; Molten globule; Protein folding; Secondary structure; Transition state

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; PROTEIN SH3; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; DRY MOLTEN GLOBULE; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ENTROPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 77957970492     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.22803     Document Type: Article

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