Thermodynamic stability of β-peptide helices and the role of cyclic residues

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3425-3435

  Rathore, Nitin ^a   Gellman, Samuel H ^b   De Pablo, Juan J ^c  

^a Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 33751206868     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.084491     Document Type: Article

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