Refined NMR structure of α-sarcin by 15N-1H residual dipolar couplings

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1057-1065

  García Mayoral, Mâ Flor ^a   Pantoja Uceda, David ^a   Santoro, Jorge ^a   Martínez Del Pozo, Álvaro ^b   Gavilanes, José G ^b   Rico, Manuel ^a   Bruix, Marta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA FÍSICA ROCASOLANO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sarcin; Molecular alignment; NMR residual dipolar couplings; Ribotoxins; Structure refinement

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN; DODECYLHEXA(ETHYLENE GLYCOL); ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCINE; HEXANOL; LYSINE; RESTRICTOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOM; CONFORMATION; FAMILY; HYDROGEN BOND; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NITROGEN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NITROGEN RADIOISOTOPES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTONS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 27744543531     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0473-0     Document Type: Article

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