Thermal unfolding of dodecameric glutamine synthetase: Inhibition of aggregation by urea

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2617-2623

  Nosworthy, Neil J ^a   Ginsburg, Ann ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Glutamine synthetase; Protein unfolding; Subunit dissociation; Urea denaturation

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; UREA;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISSOCIATION; ENTHALPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INCUBATION TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031440024     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061213     Document Type: Article

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