Crystal structure of the gramicidin/potassium thiocyanate complex

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 963-977

  Doyle, Declan A ^a,b   Wallace, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion channel; Ion transport; Membrane protein; Polypeptide ion interactions; Pore

Indexed keywords

GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOVALENT CATION; THIOCYANATE POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031567125     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0837     Document Type: Article

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