NMR evidence of formation of cyclocystine loops in peptide models of the high sulfur proteins from wool

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-143

  Liff, Mark I ^a   Siddiqui, Saika S ^a  

^a Philadelphia Coll of T   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymer networks; High sulfur proteins of wool; NMR

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; WOOL;

EID: 0030221705     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-8130(96)01116-6     Document Type: Article

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