Unfolding of a small protein proceeds via dry and wet globules and a solvated transition state

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2392-2402

  Sarkar, Saswata Sankar ^a   Udgaonkar, Jayant B ^b   Krishnamoorthy, Guruswamy ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BARSTAR PROTEIN, BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN UNFOLDING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN UNFOLDING; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84887883766     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.048     Document Type: Article

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