Lipophilic derivatization of synthetic peptides belonging to NS3 and E2 proteins of GB virus-C (hepatitis G virus) and its effect on the interaction with model lipid membranes

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 318-330

  Rojo, N ^a   Gomara M J ^a   Alsina, M A ^b   Haro, Isabel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Differential scanning calorimetry; Fluorescence spectroscopy; GB virus C hepatitis G virus; Lipophilic peptides; Peptide synthesis

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; FATTY ACID; LIPOSOME; MYRISTIC ACID; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 3; PALMITIC ACID; PROTEIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ACYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CELL MEMBRANE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FLUORESCENCE; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LIPOSOMES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; RNA HELICASES; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIRAL NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEINS;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS;

EID: 0038824133     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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