Homology modelling of an antimicrobial protein, Ace-AMP1, from lipid transfer protein structures

Folding and Design

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 183-192

  Gomar, Jérôme ^a   Sodano, Patrick ^a   Ptak, Marius ^a   Vovelle, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial protein; Homology; Lipid transfer protein; Molecular modelling

Indexed keywords

AMP1 PROTEIN, ALLIUM CEPA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARRIER PROTEIN; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICITY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROSTATICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WATER;

EID: 0030631732     PISSN: 13590278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0278(97)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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