Uniquely folded mini-protein motifs

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-184

  Imperiali, Barbara ^a   Ottesen, J J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

BBA motif; Betanova; Charybdotoxin; Helix bundle; Mini protein motif; Protein design

Indexed keywords

CHARYBDOTOXIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHARYBDOTOXIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS;

EID: 0032876590     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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