A synthetic peptide study on the molten globule of α-lactalbumin

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 947-952

  Shimizu, Akio ^a   Ikeguchi, Masamichi ^a   Kobayashi, Takuji ^a   Sugai, Shintaro ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Helix; Hydrophobic cluster; Molten globule; Peptide; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0029894160     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021334     Document Type: Article

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