Intermediates in protein folding

Comprehensive Biophysics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-71

  Guyett, P J ^a   Gloss, L M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Subunit Trp synthase; Barnase; Circular dichroism; Dphys; Dihydrofolate reductase; Dimers; Equilibrium intermediates; Fluorescence; Histone; Hydrogen deuterium exchange; Im7; Kinetic intermediates; Molten globule; Non native structure; Residual structure; RNase H; Stopped flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882774287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374920-8.00304-0     Document Type: Chapter

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