The effect of charge-charge interactions on the kinetics of α-helix formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4076-4082

  Du, Deguo ^a   Bunagan, Michelle R ^a   Gai, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CONANTOKIN T; PEPTIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONUS SNAIL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE;

CONUS TULIPA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 36849033368     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.108548     Document Type: Article

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