Side-chain structures in the first turn of the α-helix

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 127-143

  Penel, Simon ^a   Hughes, Eleri ^a   Doig, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogen bonding; N terminus; Protein structure; Rotamer; helix

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033582944     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2549     Document Type: Article

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