Solution structure of Lqh-8/6, a toxin-like peptide from a scorpion venom. Structural heterogeneity induced by proline cis/trans isomerization

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 218-227

  Adjadj, Elisabeth ^a   Naudat, Vincent ^a   Quiniou, Eric ^a   Wouters, Danièle ^b   Sautière, Pierre ^b   Craescu, Constantin T ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

NMR; Proline isomerization; Protein structure; Toxin

Indexed keywords

SCORPION VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030955607     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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