Protein folding: From theory to practice

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-29

  Thirumalai, D ^a   Liu, Zhenxing ^b   O'Brien, Edward P ^c   Reddy, Govardhan ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOMYOGLOBIN; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; NUCLEASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84873526610     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: 1879033X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2012.11.010     Document Type: Review

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