Protein globularization during folding. A study by synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 262, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 559-574

  Semisotnov, Gennady V ^a   Kihara, Hiroshi ^b   Kotova, Nina V ^a   Kimura, Kazumoto ^c   Amemiya, Yoshiyuki ^d,g   Wakabayashi, Katsuzo ^e   Serdyuk, Igor N ^a   Timchenko, Alexander A ^a   Chiba, Kaori ^f,h   Nikaido, Kiyokazu ^g,i   Ikura, Teikichi ^g   Kuwajima, Kunihiro ^g  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HIGH ENERGY ACCELERATOR RESEARCH ORGANIZATION KEK   (Japan)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^h KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ ASAHI GLASS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Folding intermediates; Globularization; Nonspecific associates; Protein folding; Synchrotron small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; GUANIDINE; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; POLYPEPTIDE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY ANALYSIS; YEAST;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030569018     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0535     Document Type: Article

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