NMR studies of the free or subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin. Structural influences of N-glycosylation and the β subunit on the conformation of the α subunit

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 229-242

  De Beer, Tonny ^a   Van Zuylen, Carol W E M ^a   Leeflang, Bas R ^a   Hård, Karl ^a   Boelens, Rolf ^a   Kaptein, Robert ^a   Kamerling, Johannis P ^a   Vliegenthart, Johannes F G ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein glycans; Human chorionic gonadotropin; NMR; Protein; Secondary structure

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029824825     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0229t.x     Document Type: Article

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