Circular dichroism analysis of the glucan binding domain of Streptococcus mutans glucan binding protein-A

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology

Volumn 1384, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 112-120

  Haas, Wolfgang ^a   MacColl, Robert ^b   Banas, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Glucan binding domain; Secondary structure; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GLUCANS; LECTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0032559987     PISSN: 01674838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4838(98)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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