Metastable states and folding free energy barriers

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作者
Baker, D [1 ]
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[1] Univ Washington, Dept Biochem, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
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10.1038/4130
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The demonstration that the native state of a long lived protease is less stable than a partially folded 'molten globule' like state shatters long standing preconceptions about protein folding.
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