Estructura de la proteína hidrófoba crambina determinada directamente por la dispersión anómala del azufre

Wayne A Hendrickson1, Martha M Teeter2

  • 1Laboratory for the Structure of Matter, Naval Research Laboratory 6030, Washington DC 20375, USA.

Nature
|August 4, 2017
PubMed
Resumen

La estructura cristalina de la crambina se determinó con una resolución de 1,5 Å. Esta proteína anfipática presenta tres puentes disulfuro y regiones cargadas e hidrofóbicas segregadas.

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