Folding of small proteins: a matter of geometry?

2005/06/10 by P. F. N. Faisca, P. F. N. Faísca *, M. M. Telo da Gama
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · Materials Science · #Advanced Materials and Mechanics #Downhill folding #Enzyme Structure and Function #Folding (DSP implementation) #Kinetics #Lattice (music) #Monte Carlo method #Protein Structure and Dynamics #Protein folding #Quantitative biology #Scope (computer science) #q-bio.BM

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00268970500221891

published as Molec. Phys. 103, 2903-2910 (2005) · To appear in Molecular Physics

arxiv created 2005/06/10 · openalex publication_date 2005/10/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We review some of our recent results obtained within the scope of simple lattice models and Monte Carlo simulations that illustrate the role of native geometry in the folding kinetics of two state folders.

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