Backbone and side-chain contributions in protein denaturation by urea

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1526-1533

  Canchi, Deepak R ^a   Garciá, Angel E ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 79953858621     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.028     Document Type: Article

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