exoface

English

Etymology

exo- +‎ face

Noun

exoface (plural exofaces)

  1. (biochemistry) The external surface of a coiled protein
    • 2015 November 11, “Discovery and Characterization of a Potent Interleukin-6 Binding Peptide with Neutralizing Activity In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0141330:
      Guided by existing SAR and molecular modeling (Fig 2A ), a Lys, Nε-acetylated Lys (Lys-Ac), and LysPEG20L scan at several select positions was undertaken on the non-binding exoface of PN-2171, a close analog of PN-2519 (sequence shown in S1 Table ).
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