Using circular dichroism spectra to estimate protein secondary structure

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2876-2890

  Greenfield, Norma J ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BUFFERS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LINEAR MODELS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34548847733     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.202     Document Type: Article

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