Solution structure of a parallel left-handed double-helical gramicidin-A determined by 2D 1H NMR

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 757-769

  Chen, Y ^a   Tucker, A ^a   Wallace, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic structure; Calcium binding; Membrane polypeptide; Nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM ION; GRAMICIDIN A;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG SOLUTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0030582738     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0675     Document Type: Article

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