Unfolding of acrylodan-labeled human serum albumin probed by steady- state and time-resolved fluorescence methods

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1084-1096

  Flora, Kulwinder ^a   Brennan, John D ^a   Baker, Gary A ^b   Doody, Meagan A ^b   Bright, Frank V ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN FOLDING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031852954     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77598-8     Document Type: Article

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