How kinetics within the unfolded state affects protein folding: An analysis based on Markov state models and an ultra-long MD trajectory

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 12787-12799

  Deng, Nan Jie ^a   Dai, Wei ^a   Levy, Ronald M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS;

EXPLICIT SOLVENT MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; IMPLICIT SOLVENTS; KINETIC MODELING; MARKOV STATE MODELS; NON-EXPONENTIAL KINETICS; REPLICA EXCHANGE; SINGLE-DOMAIN PROTEINS; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY;

KINETICS;

PEPTIDE; SOLVENT; TRP CAGE PEPTIDE; TRP-CAGE PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

KINETICS; MARKOV CHAINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886690260     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401962k     Document Type: Article

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