Effects of amino acid side-chain volume on chain packing in genetically engineered periodic polypeptides

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 217-225

  Cantor, Eric J ^a   Atkins, Edward D T ^b   Cooper, Sharon J ^b   Fournier, Maurille J ^a   Mason, Thomas L ^a   Tirrell, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial proteins; Biomaterials; Crystallization; Fibrous proteins; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; POLYPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030845525     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021732     Document Type: Article

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