Kinetic Mechanisms in Protein Folding

Protein Folding Handbook

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 377-410

  Bachmann, Annett ^a   Kiefhaber, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Activation; Domains; Equilibrium; Isomerization; Kinetic mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888350458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619498.ch12a     Document Type: Chapter

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