From oligopeptides to sweet proteins

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 262-264

  Temussi, Piero Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Conformation; Peptides; Receptor models; Sweet proteins

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; MONELLIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE; SWEET PROTEIN; THAUMATIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNTHESIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PORTRAITS; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 18844374222     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.663     Document Type: Article

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