Identification and dynamics of polyglycine II nanocrystals in Argiope trifasciata flagelliform silk

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Perea, G B ^a,b   Riekel, C ^c   Guinea, G V ^a,b   Madurga, R ^a,b   Daza, R ^a,b   Burghammer, M ^c   Hayashi, C ^d   Elices, M ^a,b   Plaza, G R ^a,b   Perez Rigueiro J ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAG PROTEIN, NEPHILA; NANOPARTICLE; PEPTIDE; POLYGLYCINE; PROTEIN; SILK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; PROTEIN MOTIF; SPIDER;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; HYDROGEN BONDING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOPARTICLES; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; SILK; SPIDERS;

EID: 84902912561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03061     Document Type: Article

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