Detection and characterization of an ovine placental lactogen stable intermediate in the urea-induced unfolding process

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2074-2079

  Cymes, Gisela D ^a   Grosman, Claudio ^b   Delfino, Jose M ^a   Wolfenstein Todel, Carlota ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Quimica y Fisicoquimica Biologicas Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

molten globule; ovine placental lactogen; protein folding; unfolding intermediate

Indexed keywords

PLACENTA LACTOGEN; UREA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0029859924     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560051013     Document Type: Article

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