Molecular and supramolecular structural studies on human tropoelastin sequences

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3640-3651

  Ostuni, Angela ^a   Bochicchio, Brigida ^a   Armentano, Maria F ^a   Bisaccia, Faustino ^a   Tamburro, Antonio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; ELASTIN; MONOMER; TROPOELASTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CROSS LINKING; EXON; IONIC STRENGTH; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 34648850062     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.110809     Document Type: Article

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