Molecular dynamics simulations of a simple tripeptide, N-acetyl-Pro-Gly-Phe in the crystalline states: Distinction of the β-turn Type I from the Type II Form

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 388, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 187-200

  Aida, Misako ^a   Naito, Akira ^b   Saitô, Hazime ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal; Molecular dynamics; Peptide conformation; Proline puckering; turn

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010689930     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0166-1280(96)80032-7     Document Type: Article

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