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Paramagnetic relaxation enhancements in unfolded proteins: Theory and application to drkN SH3 domain

  1. Yi Xue†,
  2. Ivan S. Podkorytov†,
  3. D. Krishna Rao,
  4. Nathan Benjamin,
  5. Honglei Sun,
  6. Nikolai R. Skrynnikov*

Article first published online: 6 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.153

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 1401–1424, July 2009

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Xue, Y., Podkorytov, I. S., Rao, D. K., Benjamin, N., Sun, H. and Skrynnikov, N. R. (2009), Paramagnetic relaxation enhancements in unfolded proteins: Theory and application to drkN SH3 domain. Protein Science, 18: 1401–1424. doi: 10.1002/pro.153

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

  1. †

    Yi Xue and Ivan Podkorytov contributed equally to this work

*Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2084

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  1. Issue published online: 23 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 6 MAY 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 6 MAY 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 25 APR 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 7 APR 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 28 JAN 2009

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