Estimation of the number of α-helical and β-strand segments in proteins using circular dichroism spectroscopy

Protein Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 370-380

  Sreerama, Narasimha ^a   Venyaminov, Sergei Yu ^b   Woody, Robert W ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Distorted helix; Distorted strand; Helix and strand segments; Protein secondary structure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033042935     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.2.370     Document Type: Article

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