Stabilization of the fibrous structure of an α-helix-forming peptide by sequence reversal

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 331, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 577-582

  Kojima, Shuichi ^a   Kuriki, Yukino ^a   Yazaki, Kazumori ^b   Miura, Kin Ichiro ^a  

^a GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism spectra; Fiber formation; Fibrous structure; Sequence reversal; Transmission electron microscopy; helix

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; LEUCYLGLUTAMYLTHREONYLLEUCYLALANYLLYSYLALANINE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; IONIC STRENGTH; OLIGOMERIZATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 18144407244     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.219     Document Type: Article

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