The role of context on α-helix stabilization: Host-guest analysis in a mixed background peptide model

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1264-1272

  Yang, Jianxin ^a   Spek, Erik J ^a   Gong, Youxiang ^a   Zhou, Hongxing ^a   Kallenbach, Neville R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CD; Helix propensities; Helix stability; NMR; Secondary structure; Synthetic peptide; Helix

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0030925636     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060614     Document Type: Article

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