Characterization of Protein Folding Barriers with Rate Equilibrium Free Energy Relationships

Protein Folding Handbook

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 411-444

  Kiefhaber, Thomas ^a   Sánchez, Ignacio E ^a   Bachmann, Annett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Chemical potential; Limb; Protein folding; Transition state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889772423     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619498.ch12b     Document Type: Chapter

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