Thermodynamic effects of mutations on the denaturation of T4 lysozyme

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1994-2001

  Carra, John H ^a   Murphy, Elizabeth C ^b   Privalov, Peter L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STABILITY; GENE INSERTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029792635     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79397-9     Document Type: Article

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