Protein structure. Born to be beta.
The beta-sheet-forming propensities of amino acids have been measured in a new model system. The origins of observed variations in the propensities are unclear, but the results provide a useful tool for protein design.
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Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511.
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D013816:Thermodynamics; D016335:Zinc Fingers
D000596:Amino Acids