Reversible photocontrol of peptide helix content: Adjusting thermal stability of the cis state

Bioconjugate Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1297-1303

  Pozhidaeva, Nina ^a   Cormier, Marie Eve ^a   Chaudhari, Anita ^a   Woolley, G Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; CROSSLINKER; HALF LIVES; HELIX CONTENT; METHANETHIOSULFONATE; PHOTOCONTROL; PHOTOISOMERIZATIONS; PHOTONS ABSORPTION; SECONDARY STRUCTURES; THERMAL PROCESS;

AZOBENZENE;

AZOBENZENE; METHANETHIOSULFONATE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS LINKING; HALF LIFE TIME; ISOMER; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 9244244782     PISSN: 10431802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bc049855h     Document Type: Conference Paper

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