A generalized analysis of hydrophobic and loop clusters within globular protein sequences

BMC Structural Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Eudes, Richard ^a   Khanh, Le Tuan ^a   Delettré, Jean ^a   Mornon, Jean Paul ^a   Callebaut, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLOBULAR PROTEIN;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

EID: 33846630895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6807-7-2     Document Type: Article

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