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Interactions between poly(Gly‐Pro‐Pro) triple helices: A model for molecular packing in collagen
Author(s) -
Némethy George
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
biopolymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1097-0282
pISSN - 0006-3525
DOI - 10.1002/bip.360220107
Subject(s) - triple helix , chemistry , collagen helix , crystallography , stereochemistry , chain (unit) , physics , astronomy
Abstract Potential‐energy calculations are reported on the interaction between two collagenlike triple‐stranded poly(Gly‐L‐Pro‐L‐Pro) helices. Short helices can pack in a variety of orientations, but there is a unique parallel packing arrangement of the two helices for longer polypeptide chains.