Reversible folding of UDP-galactose 4-epimerase from Escherichia coli

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 407-413

  Dutta, Samrajnee ^a   Maiti, Nilesh Ranjan ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debasish ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Denaturation; Escherichia coli; Protein folding; UDP galactose 4 epimerase; Urea

Indexed keywords

NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE 4 EPIMERASE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031053442     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00407.x     Document Type: Article

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