Structural and functional behavior of biologically active monomeric melittin

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 767-772

  Terra, Renata M S ^a   Guimarães, Jorge A ^a   Verli, Hugo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bee venom; Melittin; Melittin biological unit; Molecular dynamics; Peptide folding

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IONIC STRENGTH; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOMERS; PH EFFECTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

APIS MELLIFERA; BEE VENOM; MELITTIN; PEPTIDE FOLDING;

PROTEINS;

MELITTIN; MONOMER; TETRAMER;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MELITTEN; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33846813813     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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