Cation-π interactions studied in a model coiled-coil peptide

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2244-2251

  Slutsky, Morris M ^a   Marsh, E Neil G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

helix; Cation ; De novo designed proteins; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CATION; LYSINE; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANINE; SOLVENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACIDS; CATIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 3342944872     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.04702104     Document Type: Article

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