β-lactamases as models for protein-folding studies

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 372-377

  Vanhove, M ^a,c   Lejeune, A ^a   Pain, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

lactamase; cis trans isomerization; Folding intermediates; Molten globule; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; BETA LACTAMASE; PROLINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

CHEMICAL BOND; CIS TRANS ISOMERISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME KINETICS; FLUORESCENCE; MODEL; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; THERMODYNAMICS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031923940     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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