An ultracentrifugal approach to quantitative characterization of the molecular assembly of a physiological electron-transfer complex. The interaction of electron-transferring flavoprotein with trimethylamine dehydrogenase

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 393-399

  Wilson, Emma K ^a   Scrutton, Nigel S ^a   Cölfen, Helmut ^b,c   Harding, Stephen E ^b   Jacobsen, Michael P ^d   Winzor, Donald J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analytical ultracentrifugation; Electron transfer flavoprotein; Protein interaction; Trimethylamine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

FLAVOPROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

EID: 0031038428     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0393a.x     Document Type: Article

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