Helix stability in barstar peptides

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 724-732

  Soler González, Andrés S ^a   Fersht, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barstar; Circular dichroism; Helix stability; Hydrophobicity pattern; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

BARNASE; BARSTAR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS;

EID: 0030682190     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00724.x     Document Type: Article

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