Step-wise formation of helical structure and side-chain packing in a peptide from scorpion neurotoxin support hierarchic model of protein folding

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 139-148

  Khandelwal, Purnima ^a   Seth, Subhendu ^a   Hosur, R V ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Hexafluoroacetone; Hierarchic model; Neurotoxin peptide; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

HEXAFLUOROACETONE; SCORPION VENOM; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACETONE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUOROCARBONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEUROTOXINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SCORPION VENOMS; SOLVENTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

INVERTEBRATA; SCORPIONES;

EID: 0034735657     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(00)00183-6     Document Type: Article

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