Salt effects on protein stability: Two-stranded α-helical coiled-coils containing inter- or intrahelical ion pairs

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1039-1052

  Kohn, Wayne D ^a   Kay, Cyril M ^a   Hodges, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coiled coil; Ion pairs; Protein stability; Salt bridges; Salt effects

Indexed keywords

ION; LANTHANUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031564608     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0930     Document Type: Article

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