Helix propagation and N-cap propensities of the amino acids measured in alanine-based peptides in 40 volume percent trifluoroethanol

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2623-2637

  Rohl, Carol A ^a,c   Chakrabartty, Avijit ^b   Baldwin, Robert L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

alanine based peptides; helix propensities; helix breaking amino acids; N cap propensities; trifluoroethanol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ENTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030447864     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560051225     Document Type: Article

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