Site-directed spin labeling EPR spectroscopy in protein research

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 394, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1281-1300

  Klare, Johann P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conformational dynamics; Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy; Protein function; Protein structure; Protein nucleic acid interaction; Protein protein interaction; Site directed spin labeling (SDSL)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; NUCLEIC ACID; SENSORY RHODOPSIN;

CLICK CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLOADDITION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; NATRONOMONAS PHARAONIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SITE DIRECTED SPIN LABELING; SPIN LABELING; STOICHIOMETRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS; SPIN LABELS;

EID: 84888124729     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: 14374315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2013-0155     Document Type: Review

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