Fluoroalcohols as structure modifiers in peptides and proteins: Hexafluoroacetone hydrate stabilizes a helical conformation of melittin at low pH

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 100-111

  Bhattacharjya, S ^a   Venkatraman, J ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Balaram, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Fluoroalcohols; Helix stabilization; Hexafluoroacetone; Melittin; Specific solvation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HEXAFLUOROACETONE; MELITTIN; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DENATURATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACETONE; ALCOHOLS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORINE; FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MELITTEN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0032790771     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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