A trimeric, alpha-helical, coiled coil peptide: Association stoichiometry and interaction strength by analytical ultracentrifugation

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 405-410

  Thomas, R M ^a   Zampieri, A ^a   Jumel, K ^b   Harding, S E ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

helical coiled coil; Circular dichroism; Peptide and protein self association; Sedimentation equilibrium

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA SUPERCOILING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STOICHIOMETRY; ULTRACENTRIFUGE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GUANIDINE; GUANIDINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SOLVENTS; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0030786993     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050053     Document Type: Article

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