Polyproline II Helix Conformation in a Proline-Rich Environment: A Theoretical Study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 731-742

  Vila, Jorge A ^a,b   Baldoni, Héctor A ^a   Ripoll, Daniel R ^b   Ghosh, Avijit ^b,c   Scheraga, Harold A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Department of Computer Science and School of Operations Research and Information Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLTRIPROLYLALANYLALANYLTRIPROLYLGLYCYLTYROSINAMIDE; ACETYLTRIPROLYLPROLYLALANYLGLUTAMINYLGLYCYLVALYLTRIPROLYLGLYCYLTYROSINAMIDE; ALANINE; POLYPEPTIDE; POLYPROLINE; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; THEORY;

EID: 1142274316     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74151-X     Document Type: Article

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