Sonication-induced unfolding proteins

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 298, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-81

  Stepanskiy, Leonard G ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ultrasound; Probability; Protein; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; BIOPHYSICS; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN; STOCHASTICITY; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC ENERGY; ACOUSTIC PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND; VIBRATION;

BIOPHYSICS; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SONICATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84857292397     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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