Sodium perchlorate effects on the helical stability of a mainly alanine peptide

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-196

  Asciutto, Eliana K ^a   General, Ignacio J ^b   Xiong, Kang ^c   Asher, Sanford A ^c   Madura, Jeffry D ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 77049097405     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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