Spectroscopic characterization and structural modeling of prolamin from maize and pearl millet

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-343

  Bugs, Milton Roque ^a   Forato, Lucimara Aparecida ^a   Bortoleto Bugs, Raquel Kely ^b   Fischer, Hannes ^b   Mascarenhas, Yvonne Primerano ^b   Ward, Richard John ^b   Colnago, Luiz Alberto ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Dynamic light scattering; Pennisetin molecular model; Small angle X ray scattering; Zein molecular model

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PENNISETIN; PROLAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZEIN;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENDOSPERM; EXTRACTION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEL FILTRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAIZE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEARL MILLET; PLANT SEED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLID STATE; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM AMERICANUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2642572360     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-003-0354-3     Document Type: Article

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