Non-thermal effects of microwaves on proteins: Thermophilic enzymes as model system

FEBS Letters

Volumn 402, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Porcelli, Marina ^a   Cacciapuoti, Giovanna ^a   Fusco, Stefania ^a   Massa, Rita ^b   D'Ambrosio, Guglielmo ^b   Bertoldo, Costanzo ^a   De Rosa, Mario ^a   Zappia, Vincenzo ^a,c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

5' Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase; Microwave radiation; Non thermal effect; S Adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase; Thermophilic enzyme

Indexed keywords

5' METHYLTHIOADENOSINE PHOSPHORYLASE; ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME STABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME STABILITY; HEAT; HYDROLASES; KINETICS; MICROWAVES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PURINE-NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SULFOLOBUS;

NEGIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0031047588     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(96)01505-0     Document Type: Article

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