Stabilizing nonpolar/polar side-chain interactions in the α-helix

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 449-455

  Andrew, Charles D ^a   Penel, Simon ^a,c   Jones, Gareth R ^b   Doig, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c SYNCHROTRON SOLEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Helix coil; Hydrophobic; Modified Lifson Roig theory; Protein folding; Side chain; helix

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; VALINE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SURFACE CHARGE; THEORY;

ARGININE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DATABASES, PROTEIN; ELECTROSTATICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYSINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0035576334     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.1161     Document Type: Article

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