The native-like tertiary fold in molten globule α-lactalbumin appears to be controlled by a continuous phase transition

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 341-347

  Wilson, Gary ^a   Hecht, Lutz ^a   Barron, Laurence D ^a  

^a The University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous phase transition; Molten globule lactalbumin; Protein folding; Raman optical activity; Tertiary fold

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; PH; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE;

CHAETODON;

EID: 0030598922     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0467     Document Type: Editorial

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