The loop hypothesis: Contribution of early formed specific non-local interactions to the determination of protein folding pathways

Biophysical Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-98

  Orevi, Tomer ^a   Rahamim, Gil ^a   Hazan, Gershon ^a   Amir, Dan ^a   Haas, Elisha ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hydrophobic collapse; Loop hypothesis; Ordered compatization; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877022104     PISSN: 18672450     EISSN: 18672469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-013-0113-3     Document Type: Review

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