Conformational transitions model silk peptides

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2690-2701

  Wilson, Donna ^a   Valluzzi, Regina ^a   Kaplan, David ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILK FIBROIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0034023387     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76813-5     Document Type: Article

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