Conformational Properties of Unfolded Proteins

Protein Folding Handbook

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 710-736

  Fleming, Patrick J ^a   Rose, George D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure; Properties; Proteins; Resonance; Theorem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888644486     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619498.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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