Experimentally observed conformation-dependent geometry and hidden strain in proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1406-1420

  Karplus, P A ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

amino acids; conformational energetics; local geometry; peptide geometry; protein folding; protein stability; protein structure; Ramachandran plot

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TORSION;

EID: 0030010605     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050719     Document Type: Article

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