Modeling the influence of salt on the hydrophobic effect and protein fold stability

Communications in Computational Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-106

  Date, Mihir S ^a   Dominy, Brian N ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold shock protein; Electrostatic stability; Halophile; HIV 1 protease; Hydrophobic effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866339186     PISSN: 18152406     EISSN: 19917120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4208/cicp.290711.121011s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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