A microscopic view of helix propagation: N and C-terminal helix growth in alanine helices

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 560-572

  Young, William S ^a   Brooks III, Charles L ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

310 helix; Free energy simulations; Helix propagation; Zimm Bragg theory; helix

Indexed keywords

ALANINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0029887269     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0339     Document Type: Article

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