The equilibrium intermediate of β-lactoglobulin with non-native α-helical structure

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 479-487

  Hamada, Daizo ^a   Goto, Yuji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Protein folding; Trifluoroethanol; helix; lactoglobulin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; GUANIDINE; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031580203     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1055     Document Type: Editorial

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