On the role of surface tension in the stabilization of globular proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 372-381

  Lin, Tiao Yin ^a,b   Timasheff, Serge N ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

co solvent stabilization of proteins; preferential binding; preferential hydration; surface tension; thermal unfolding of proteins; trehalose

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; LYSINE; RIBONUCLEASE A; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; ENZYME DENATURATION; HYDRATION; LIGAND BINDING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0030040794     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560050222     Document Type: Article

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