Molecular packing in the feather keratin filament

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Fraser, R D Bruce ^a   Parry, David A D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avian keratin; Reptilian keratin; Twisted sheets

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; KERATIN; PROLINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; FEATHER; FOWL; HYDROPHOBICITY; KERATIN FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; FEATHERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; KERATINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; REPTILES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AVES; REPTILIA;

EID: 41649093731     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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