Interaction of prion peptide HuPrP106-126 with nucleic acid: Brief report

Archives of Virology

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2537-2545

  Nandi, P K ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PRION PROTEIN (106 126); PRION PROTEIN (106-126); VIRUS DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS 1; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OSMOLARITY; PH; PRION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS 1; DNA, VIRAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRIONS;

EID: 0031457157     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050261     Document Type: Article

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