13C NMR of Nephila clavipes major ampullate silk gland

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 3442-3447

  Hijirida, David H ^a   Do, Kinh Gian ^a   Michal, Carl ^a   Wong, Shan ^b   Zax, David ^b   Jelinski, Lynn W ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROIN; GLUCOSE; PROLINE; ALANINE; CARBON; INSECT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SILK; SPIDER; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; FREEZE DRYING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEBACEOUS GLAND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; BOMBYX MORI; NEPHILA CLAVIPES;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FREEZE DRYING; INSECT PROTEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SILK; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPIDERS;

EID: 0030346864     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79539-5     Document Type: Article

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