Cooperative α-helix formation of β-lactoglobulin and melittin induced by hexafluoroisopropanol

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 416-421

  Hirota, Nami ^a   Mizuno, Kazuko ^b   Goto, Yuji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD; hexafluoroisopropanol; melittin; trifluoroethanol; helix; lactoglobulin

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; MELITTIN; METHANOL; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY;

EID: 0031042309     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560060218     Document Type: Article

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