Detection of a pH-dependent conformational change in azurin by time- resolved phosphorescence

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2138-2143

  Hansen, John E ^a   Steel, Duncan G ^a,c   Gafni, Ari ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZURIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COPPER; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0029792732     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79414-6     Document Type: Article

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