Interplay between hydrophobic cluster and loop propensity in β-hairpin formation: A mechanistic study

Protein Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 538-550

  Colombo, Giorgio ^a,b   De Mori, Giacomo M S ^a   Roccatano, Danilo ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hairpin; Molecular dynamics; Peptide conformations in water; Peptides; Protein design; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 0037372211     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.0227203     Document Type: Article

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