Fast events in protein folding

Comprehensive Biophysics

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages 34-42

  Dyer, R B ^a   Vu, D M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast events; Infrared spectroscopy; Molecular dynamics; Protein folding; Site specific labeling; Temperature jump

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882789896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374920-8.00303-9     Document Type: Chapter

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