Use of IR absorption of the carboxyl group of amino acids and their metabolites to determine pKs, to study proteins, and to monitor enzymatic activity

Biospectroscopy

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 457-467

  Wright, Wayne W ^a   Vanderkooi, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Calcium; Infrared

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000793864     PISSN: 10754261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6343(1997)3:6<457::AID-BSPY5>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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