Molecular insight into different denaturing efficiency of urea, guanidinium, and methanol: A comparative simulation study

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2540-2551

  Koishi, Takahiro ^a   Yasuoka, Kenji ^b   Willow, Soohaeng Yoo ^c   Fujikawa, Shigenori ^d   Zeng, Xiao Cheng ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84879104874     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct3010968     Document Type: Article

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