Prediction of α-helices in proteins based on thermodynamic parameters from solution chemistry

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 663-666

  Qian, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine based peptides; Helix coil theory; Hydrophobic moment; Neural network; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029670275     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.9999     Document Type: Editorial

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