Modifications occur at different structural levels during the heat denaturation of β-lactoglobulin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-112

  Iametti, Stefania ^a   De Gregori, Beatrice ^a   Vecchio, Giuseppe ^b   Bonomi, Francesco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Dipto Sci Molecolari A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat denaturation; Sulfhydryl groups; lactoglobulin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; IODOACETAMIDE; THIOL REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029924648     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0106n.x     Document Type: Article

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