In vitro refolding and unfolding of subunits of electron-transferring flavoprotein: Characterization of the folding intermediates and the effects of FAD and AMP on the folding reaction

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 276-285

  Sato, Kyosuke ^a   Nishina, Yasuzo ^a   Shiga, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AMP; Electron transferring flavoprotein; Folding intermediate; Subunit; Urea denaturation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVOPROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029680251     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021410     Document Type: Article

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