Probing the surface of a sweet protein: NMR study of MNEI with a paramagnetic probe

Protein Science

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1498-1507

  Niccolai, Neri ^a   Spadaccini, Roberta ^b   Scarselli, Maria ^a   Bernini, Andrea ^a   Crescenzi, Orlando ^b   Spiga, Ottavia ^a   Ciutti, Arianna ^a   Di Maro, Daniela ^c   Bracci, Luisa ^a   Dalvit, Claudio ^d   Temussi, Piero A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c BIOMODEM pcrl   (Italy)

^d Sasol SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydration; Monellin; NMR structure; Surface accessibility; Sweet proteins; Taste

Indexed keywords

MONELLIN; SWEET PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TASTE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWEETENING AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 0034918672     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.30101     Document Type: Article

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