Perspective: Peptides as mimics of transmembrane segments in proteins

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 200-207

  Deber, C M ^a,b   Liu, L P ^a,b   Wang, C ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Peptide design; Peptide helicity in membranes; Peptide membrane interactions; Transmembrane segment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032882793     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.1999.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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