Hyperthermophile protein folding thermodynamics: Differential scanning calorimetry and chemical denaturation of Sac7d

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 784-805

  McCrary, Bradford S ^a   Edmondson, Stephen P ^a   Shriver, John W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical denaturation; Differential scanning calorimetry; Hyperthermophile; Protein folding; Stability

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; LYSINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

NEGIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0030582620     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0677     Document Type: Article

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