Pulmonary surfactant-associated polypeptide C in a mixed organic solvent transforms from a monomeric α-helical state into insoluble β-sheet aggregates

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2533-2540

  Szyperski, Thomas ^a   Vandenbussche, Guy ^b   Curstedt, Tore ^c   Ruysschaert, Jean Marie ^b   Wüthrich, Kurt ^a   Johansson, Jan ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrogen exchange; Kinetic stability; Surfactant associated lipopolypeptide SP C; helix unfolding

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; LUNG ALVEOLUS SURFACE TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME;

EID: 0031647114     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560071206     Document Type: Article

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