Acid-induced disassembly of glutamate dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus occurs below pH 2.0

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 224-230

  Chiaraluce, Roberta ^a   Schwerdtfeger, Ruth M ^b   Scandurra, Roberto ^a   Antranikian, Garabed ^b   Consalvi, Valerio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid denaturation; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Hyperthermophile; Oligomeric protein; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 0030855787     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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