Structure and dynamics of the antibiotic peptide PGLa in membranes by solution and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2 I, 1998, Pages 981-987

  Bechinger, B ^a,c   Zasloff, M ^b   Opella, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Genaera Corporation   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGAININ 1; MAGAININ 2; PGLA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; MICELLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLID STATE;

EID: 0031903306     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)74021-4     Document Type: Article

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