Molecular dynamics simulation exploration of unfolding and refolding of a ten-amino acid miniprotein

Amino Acids

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 557-565

  Zhao, Guang Jiu ^a   Cheng, Chang Li ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Beta hairpin; Hydrogen bond; Protein folding; Protein unfolding; Steered molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

CLN025 PROTEIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; BETA HAIRPIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEIN REFOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84864750900     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: 14382199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1150-5     Document Type: Article

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