Conformation transition in silk protein films monitored by time-resolved fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Effect of potassium ions on Nephila spidroin films

Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 50, 2002, Pages 14944-14950

  Chen, Xin ^a,b   Knight, David P ^b   Shao, Zhengzhong ^a   Vollrath, Fritz ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONFORMATIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; MACROMOLECULES; POTASSIUM; PROTEINS;

HELICAL STRUCTURES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FILM; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SILK; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; CATIONS, MONOVALENT; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; FIBROINS; INSECT PROTEINS; KINETICS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; SILK; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPIDERS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ARANEAE; NEPHILA;

EID: 2242434437     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi026550m     Document Type: Article

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