Structural properties of the putative fusion peptide of hepatitis B virus upon interaction with phospholipids. Circular dichroism and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy studies

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-248

  Rodríguez Crespo, Ignacio ^a   Gómez Gutiérrez, Julián ^a   Encinar, José A ^b   González Ros, José M ^b   Albar, Juan P ^c   Peterson, Darrell L ^d   Gavilanes, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion peptide; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; VITRONECTIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0029808164     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0243r.x     Document Type: Article

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