How sweet it is: Detailed molecular and functional studies of Brazzein, a sweet protein and its analogs

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 979, Issue , 2008, Pages 560-572

  Assadi Porter, Fariba ^a   Tonelli, Marco ^a   Radek, James T ^a   Cornilescu, Claudia C ^a   Markley, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVALENT BONDS; FOOD ADDITIVES; HYDROGEN BONDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; BINDING MODELS; DISULFIDE BRIDGE; INTERNAL MOBILITY; MULTI-SITE; MUTANT PROTEINS; SWEET PROTEIN; SWEET RECEPTOR;

PROTEINS;

EID: 84905575210     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2008-0979.ch036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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