The fluorous effect in proteins: Properties of α4F 6, a 4-α-helix bundle protein with a fluorocarbon core

Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4484-4490

  Gottler, Lindsey M ^a   De La Salud Bea, Roberto ^a   Marsh, E Neil G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; HELIX BUNDLE PROTEIN; HEXAFLUOROLEUCINE SIDE CHAIN; SELF-SEGREGATING BEHAVIOR;

AMINO ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUOROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

PROTEINS;

2 PROPANOL; 5,5,5,5',5',5' HEXAFLUOROLEUCINE; ALCOHOL; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; FLUOROCARBON; LEUCINE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PROTEIN; PROTEIN ALPHA4F6; PROTEIN ALPHA4H; TETRAMER; TRIFLUOROETHANOL; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOCIATION; FLUORINATION; FLUORINE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SOLUBILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FLUOROCARBONS; LEUCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 42049094611     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi702476f     Document Type: Article

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