Pro108 is important for folding and stabilization of adrenal ferredoxin, but does not influence the functional properties of the protein

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 897-902

  Uhlmann, Heike ^a   Iametti, Stefania ^b   Vecchio, Giuseppe ^c   Bonomi, Francesco ^b   Bernhardt, Rita ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenodoxin; Iron sulfur cluster assembly; Protein folding; Protein stability

Indexed keywords

ADRENODOXIN; FERREDOXIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030864409     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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