Stabilisation of halophilic malate dehydrogenase from Haloarcula marismortui by divalent cations. Effects of temperature, water isotope, cofactor and pH

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 607-611

  Madern, Dominique ^a,b   Zaccai, Giuseppe ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; Halophile; Malate dehydrogenase; Protein stability; Salt effect

Indexed keywords

MALATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; HALOBACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIC STRENGTH; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ARCHAEA; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; HALOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030718555     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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