Presence of phosphorus in Nephila clavipes dragline silk

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 489-493

  Michal, Carl A ^a   Simmons, Alexandra H ^a   Chew, Benjamin G M ^a   Zax, David B ^a   Jelinski, Lynn W ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SILK;

NEPHILA CLAVIPES;

EID: 0030033899     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79594-2     Document Type: Article

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