Single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy of protein folding.

نویسنده

  • Benjamin Schuler
چکیده

Single-molecule spectroscopy is an important new approach for studying the intrinsically heterogeneous process of protein folding. This Review illustrates how different single-molecule fluorescence techniques have improved our understanding of mechanistic aspects in protein folding, exemplified by a series of recent experiments on a small protein.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry

دوره 6 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005