Excimer fluorescence to monitor transitions of the association-dissociation equilibria induced by dilution of proteins composed of subunits

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-58

  Ikkai, Takamitsu ^a   Kondo, Hiroshi ^b  

^a AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Association; Conformation; Dilution; Excimer; Fluorescence; Subunit

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; FLUORESCENCE; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030588065     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-022X(96)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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