A helix propensity scale based on experimental studies of peptides and proteins

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 422-427

  Pace, C Nick ^a   Scholtz, J Martin ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; GLYCINE; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DNA HELIX; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031808074     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(98)77529-0     Document Type: Article

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