Thermodynamics and kinetics of the thermal unfolding of plastocyanin

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-282

  Milardi, Danilo ^a   La Rosa, Carmelo ^a   Grasso, Domenico ^a   Guzzi, Rita ^b   Sportelli, Luigi ^b   Fini, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Plastocyanin; Thermodynamics; Unfolding

Indexed keywords

PLASTOCYANIN;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031899672     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050134     Document Type: Article

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