Tightly winding structure of sequential model peptide for repeated helical region in Samia cynthia ricini silk fibroin studied with solid-state NMR

Protein Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 666-671

  Nakazawa, Yasumoto ^a   Bamba, Mie ^a   Nishio, Satoko ^a   Asakura, Tetsuo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

helix of polyalanine region; 2D spin diffusion NMR under off magic angle spinning; Determination of torsion angles; Structure of Samia cynthia ricini silk fibroin

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; SILK FIBROIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SILKWORM; SOLID;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; GLYCINE; INSECT PROTEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PEPTIDES; SILK;

ARANEAE; BOMBYX MANDARINA; BOMBYX MORI; INSECTA; SAMIA; SAMIA CYNTHIA RICINI;

EID: 0037377504     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.0239203     Document Type: Article

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