Protein similarities beyond disulphide bridge topology

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 541-548

  Mas, J M ^a   Aloy, P ^a   Marti Renom M A ^a   Oliva, B ^a   Blanco Aparicio, C ^b   Molina, M A ^b   De Llorens, R ^b   Querol, E ^a   Aviles F X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disulphide bonds; Disulphide rich proteins; Protein structure; Protein superimposition; Protein topology

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DEFENSIN; DISULFIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PHEROMONE; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

SERPENTES;

EID: 0032484157     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2194     Document Type: Article

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