Protein folding thermodynamics applied to the photocycle of the photoactive yellow protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 365-380

  Van Brederode, Marion E ^a,b   Hoff, Wouter D ^a   Van Stokkum, Ivo H M ^b   Groot, Marie Louise ^b   Hellingwerf, Klaas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARRHENIUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRA; HALOPHILA; HALORHODOSPIRA HALOPHILA; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 0029950952     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79234-2     Document Type: Article

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