Conformational effects on tryptophan fluorescence in cyclic hexapeptides

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3828-3835

  Pan, Chia Pin ^a   Barkley, Mary D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEXAPEPTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; LIFESPAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 2942694454     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.038901     Document Type: Article

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