Solid-state NMR determination of the secondary structure of Samia cynthia ricini silk

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6790, 2000, Pages 1077-1079

  Van Beek, J D ^a   Beaulleu, L ^a   Schafer H ^b   Demura, M ^c   Asakura, T ^d   Meler, B H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SILK; SILKWORM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BOMBYX; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; SILK; TEXTILES;

ARANEAE; BOMBYX MORI; CYNTHIA; SAMIA; SAMIA CYNTHIA RICINI;

EID: 0034729680     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35016625     Document Type: Article

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