Rapid identification of key amino-acid-DNA contacts through combinatorial peptide synthesis

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 245-251

  Winston, Rachel L ^a,b   Gottesfeld, Joel M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bHLH proteins; Depsipeptide; MALDI MS; Solid phase peptide synthesis

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DIMERIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RECOMBINANT DNA;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0034177023     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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