CHARACTERIZING TRANSITION-STATES IN PROTEIN-FOLDING - AN ESSENTIAL STEP IN THE PUZZLE

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FERSHT, AR
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英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0959-440X(95)80012-P
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Transition states in protein folding are being analyzed experimentally and by computer simulation to reveal the sequence of events in the folding and unfolding of proteins at high resolution. Results of this analysis have enabled the reconstruction of folding pathways in vitro and open the prospect of analyzing pathways in vivo.
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