Observation of a silk-like crystal structure in a genetically engineered periodic polypeptide

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1389-1398

  Krejchi, Mark T ^a   Atkins, Edward D T ^b   Fournier, Maurille J ^a   Mason, Thomas L ^a   Tirrell, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

FORMIC ACID; LITHIUM BROMIDE; PERIODIC POLYPEPTIDE; SILK LIKE STRUCTURE; SOLID STATE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY; WIDE ANGLE X RAY DIFFRACTION;

POLYPEPTIDES;

EID: 0030269344     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10601329608014915     Document Type: Article

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