Structural versatility of bovine ribonuclease A. Distinct conformers of trimeric and tetrameric aggregates of the enzyme

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 265, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 680-687

  Gotte, Giovanni ^b   Bertoldi, Mariarita ^b   Libonati, Massimo ^a  

^a Sezione di Chimica Biologica   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conformational isomers; Double stranded RNA; Poly(A); RNase A aggregates; RNase A trimer and tetramer conformers

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID; POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID; POLYURIDYLIC ACID; RIBONUCLEASE A; RNA;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEAMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FREEZE DRYING; GEL FILTRATION; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIMETHYL SUBERIMIDATE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PANCREAS; POLY A-U; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RIBONUCLEASE, PANCREATIC; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0001483424     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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