Structural characterization of the cyclic cystine ladder motif of θ-defensins

Biochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 48, 2012, Pages 9718-9726

  Conibear, Anne C ^a   Rosengren, K Johan ^a   Harvey, Peta J ^a   Craik, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; CYCLIC PEPTIDES; CYCLOTIDES; DEFENSINS; DISULFIDE BONDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE RELAXATION; MECHANISM OF ACTION; PEPTIDE DRUGS; SOLUTION STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORKS; STRUCTURAL MOTIFS;

COVALENT BONDS; PEPTIDES; SOLUTIONS;

LADDERS;

DEFENSIN; THETA DEFENSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYSTINE LADDER MOTIF; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF;

CYSTINE; DEFENSINS; HYDROGEN BONDING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84870524827     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi301363a     Document Type: Article

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