Characterization of long-range structure in the denatured state of staphylococcal nuclease. I. Paramagnetic relaxation enhancement by nitroxide spin labels

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 158-169

  Gillespie, Joel R ^a   Shortle, David ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Denatured state; EPR; NMR relaxation; PROXYL; Spin labels

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMIDE; CYSTEINE; NITROXIDE; NUCLEASE; POLYPEPTIDE; SOLVENT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME DENATURATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIN LABELING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031585990     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0954     Document Type: Article

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