Elucidating peptide and protein structure and dynamics: UV resonance raman spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-344

  Oladepo, Sulayman A ^a   Xiong, Kan ^a   Hong, Zhenmin ^a   Asher, Sanford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE DISTRIBUTION; BAND FREQUENCIES; BIO-MOLECULAR; BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITIONS; FOLDING MECHANISM; FREE-ENERGY LANDSCAPE; PEPTIDE BONDS; PEPTIDE FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURES; QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; SELECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY; SIDE CHAIN VIBRATION; SIDE CHAINS; STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS; UV-RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

AMIDES; DYNAMICS; PROBES; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANCE;

PEPTIDES;

EID: 79951920323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz101619f     Document Type: Review

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