Fast experiments for charge-density determination: Topological analysis and electrostatic potential of the amino acids L-Asn, DL-Glu, DL-Ser, and L-Thr

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1397-1400

  Flaig, Ralf ^a   Koritsánszky, Tibor ^b   Janczak, Jan ^a   Krane, Hans Georg ^c   Morgenroth, Wolfgang ^d   Luger, Peter ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Charge density; Electrostatic interactions; Synchrotron radiation; Topological analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85088279757     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19990517)38:10<1397::aid-anie1397>3.3.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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