Proteolysis as a measure of the free energy difference between cytochrome c and its derivatives

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2460-2464

  Wang, L ^a   Kallenbach, N R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Cytochrome c; Free energy; Proteinase K; Proteolysis

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME STABILITY; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 0031791519     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560071124     Document Type: Article

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