A statistical analysis of the PPII propensity of amino acid guests in proline-rich peptides

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1083-1093

  Moradi, Mahmoud ^a   Babin, Volodymyr ^a   Sagui, Celeste ^a   Roland, Christopher ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951847345     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.12.3742     Document Type: Article

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