| Literature DB >> 7110320 |
Abstract
Novel capsomeric complexes, pentamers and hexamers were detected as chemical entities in phage Q beta. Both were composed of identical protein subunits and stabilized by intermolecular disulphide bonds. Their numbers per particle were about 12 for pentamers and about 20 for hexamers--consistent with theoretical expectation from the quasi-equivalent packing of 180 identical subunits in a coat protein shell.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 7110320 DOI: 10.1038/298819a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962