Structural analysis of substance P using molecular dynamics and NMR spectroscopy

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 728-741

  Corcho, Francesc J ^a   Salvatella, Xavier ^b   Canto, Josep ^a   Giralt, Ernest ^b   Perez, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AMBER; Clustering techniques; Folding; Molecular dynamics; NMR; Substance P

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; LEUCINE; METHANOL; PROLINE; SUBSTANCE P; WATER;

AMIDATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; METHANOL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE P; WATER;

EID: 36049043172     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.880     Document Type: Article

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