The methanol-induced globular and expanded denatured states of cytochrome c: A study by CD fluorescence, NMR and small-angle X-ray scattering

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 512-523

  Kamatari, Yuji O ^a   Konno, Takashi ^a   Kataoka, Mikio ^b   Akasaka, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c; Helical alcohol denatured state; Methanol induced conformational transition; Molten globule state; Small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

ACID; CYTOCHROME C; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0029893286     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0336     Document Type: Article

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