The effects of conformational constraints on aspartic acid racemization

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5-7 -7 pt 2, 1998, Pages 1227-1232

  Van Duin, Adri C T ^a   Collins, Matthew J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age determination; Collagen; D L Asp ratio; Molecular dynamics; Molecular mechanics

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; DEAMIDATION; RACEMIZATION;

COLLAGEN; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

POLYPEPTIDES;

AGE DETERMINATION; ASPARTIC ACID; RACEMIZATION;

EID: 0032215135     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00098-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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