Ultrafast Conformational Dynamics in Cyclic Azobenzene Peptides of Increased Flexibility

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2350-2362

  Wachtveitl, J ^a   Sporlein S ^b   Satzger, H ^b   Fonrobert, B ^b   Renner, C ^c   Behrendt, R ^c   Oesterhelt, D ^c   Moroder, L ^c   Zinth, W ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOMETHYLBENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINOMETHYLPHENYLAZOBENZOIC ACID; AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBENE; DISULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1942487384     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74292-7     Document Type: Article

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