The kinetic folding intermediate of ribonuclease H resembles the acid molten globule and partially unfolded molecules detected under native conditions

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 298-304

  Raschke, Tanya M ^a   Marqusee, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE H;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBONUCLEASE H, CALF THYMUS; UREA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030961780     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsb0497-298     Document Type: Article

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