A new classification of membrane protein crystals

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 407, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 640-646

  Schulz, Georg E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

crystal packing density; detergent micelle fusion; monotopic membrane proteins; helical membrane proteins; barrel membrane proteins

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLASSIFICATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICELLE; MICELLIZATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DATA BANK; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 79952737366     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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