Evaluating tilt angles of membrane-associated helices: Comparison of computational and NMR techniques

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1650-1660

  Ulmschneider, Martin B ^a   Sansom, Mark S P ^b   Di Nola, Alfredo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFORMATION; ENERGY; EVALUATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 33646138957     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.065367     Document Type: Article

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