Identification of small peptides mimicking the R2 C-terminus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ribonucleotide reductase

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-164

  Ericsson, Daniel J ^a   Nurbo, Johanna ^a   Muthas, Daniel ^a   Hertzberg, Kalle ^a   Lindeberg, Gunnar ^a   Karlén, Anders ^a   Ungea, Torsten ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluorescence polarization; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Peptide inhibitors; Ribonucleotide reductase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEPTAPEPTIDE; HOLOENZYME; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 76749149023     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1214     Document Type: Article

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