Osmolyte solutions and protein folding
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Osmolyte solutions and protein folding
In this brief review we discuss the evolution of recent thought regarding the role and mechanism of osmolytes with respect to protein stability. Osmolytes are naturally occurring intracellular compounds that change the protein folding landscape. Contributions from experiments are considered in the context of current theory and simulation results.
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عنوان ژورنال: F1000 Biology Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-594X
DOI: 10.3410/b1-41