Impact of linker strain and flexibility in the design of a fragment-based inhibitor

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 407-413

  Chung, Suhman ^a   Parker, Jared B ^a   Bianchet, Mario ^a   Amzel, L Mario ^a   Stivers, James T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; BINDING PROTEIN; URACIL DNA GLYCOSIDASE;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 67349171544     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.163     Document Type: Article

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