Analysis of the transition state in the unfolding of hen lysozyme by introduction of Gly-Pro and Pro-Gly sequences at the same site

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1019-1023

  Motoshima, Hiroyuki ^a   Ueda, Tadashi ^a   Imoto, Taiji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gly Pro sequence; Lysozyme; Pro Gly sequence; Stability; Transition state

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; MUTANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HEN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029893020     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021342     Document Type: Article

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