Triplet-triplet energy transfer studies on conformational dynamics in peptides and a protein

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 413-419

  Reiner, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

helix; Conformational dynamics; Contact formation; Helix coil transition; Loop closure; Protein folding; Triplet triplet energy transfer; Villin headpiece subdomain

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE;

ALPHA HELIX; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 79955897466     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1353     Document Type: Review

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