High-field (275 GHz) spin-label EPR for high-resolution polarity determination in proteins

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-202

  Finiguerra, Michelina G ^a,b   Blok, Hubert ^a   Ubbink, Marcellus ^b   Huber, Martina ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

High field EPR; Protein polarity; Protein proticity; Protein surface properties; Spin label EPR

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MUTAGENESIS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROTEINS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

HIGH-FIELD EPR; PROTEIN POLARITY; PROTEIN PROTICITY; PROTEIN SURFACE PROPERTIES; SPIN-LABEL EPR;

PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AZURIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYDROGEN BOND; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPIN LABELING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AZURIN; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPIN LABELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33646371707     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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