A naturally occurring protective system in urea-rich cells: Mechanism of osmolyte protection of proteins against urea denaturation

Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 30, 1997, Pages 9101-9108

  Wang, Aijun ^a,b   Bolen, D W ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; OSMOLITE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN DENATURATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ELASMOBRANCHII; METHYLAMINES; OXIDANTS; PIPERAZINES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

ELASMOBRANCHII; LATIMERIA CHALUMNAE;

EID: 0030762556     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi970247h     Document Type: Article

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