Thermodynamics of denaturation of staphylococcal nuclease mutants: An intermediate state in protein folding

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Carra, John H ^a   Privalov, Peter L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

denaturation; energetics; enthalpy; molten globule; protein folding

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEASE;

ENTHALPY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030022713     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.1.8566550     Document Type: Review

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