POLYPEPTIDE STRUCTURES IMAGED BY THE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE

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作者
MCMASTER, TJ
CARR, H
MILES, MJ
CAIRNS, P
MORRIS, VJ
机构
[1] AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A | 1990年 / 8卷 / 01期
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10.1116/1.576364
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TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Using scanning tunneling microscopy, it has been possible to image the structure of poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate) on deposition from solvent to substrate. Three forms of the molecule have been observed: a random coil conformation from dichloroacetic acid, an aggregated periodic structure from chloroform, and a periodic liquid crystalline array with strong helical character from dimethylformamide. © 1990, American Vacuum Society. All rights reserved.
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