Solution structure of a sweet protein: NMR study of MNEI, a single chain monellin

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 505-514

  Spadaccini, Roberta ^a   Crescenzi, Orlando ^a   Tancredi, Teodorico ^b   De Casamassimi, Natashia ^a   Saviano, Gabriella ^c   Scognamiglio, Roberta ^a   Di Donato, Alberto ^a   Temussi, Piero A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Monellin; NMR; Structure; Sweet proteins; Taste

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN; DIPEPTIDE; GLYCYLPHENYLALANINE; MONELLIN; PROTEIN MNEI; SWEET PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0035910268     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4304     Document Type: Article

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