Pressure-induced subunit dissociation and unfolding of dimeric β- lactoglobulin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 471-476

  Valente Mesquita, Vera L ^a   Botelho, Michelle M ^a   Ferreira, Sérgio T ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Inst de Cie Biomedicas Depto de Bioquim Medica Cidade Universitária   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; GUANIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISSOCIATION; DISULFIDE BOND; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0031837401     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77535-6     Document Type: Article

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