A monomeric mutant of Clostridium symbiosum glutamate dehydrogenase: Comparison with a structured monomeric intermediate obtained during refolding

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 966-974

  Millevoi, Stefania ^a   Pasquo, Alessandra ^b,c   Chiaraluce, Roberta ^a   Consalvi, Valerio ^a   Giangiacomo, Laura ^a   Britton, K Linda ^b   Stillman, Timothy J ^b   Rice, David W ^b   Engel, Paul C ^b,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c IRBM   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Double mutant; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Guanidinium chloride; Monomeric intermediate; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; ENZYME ANTIBODY; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GUANIDINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SYMBIOSUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM SYMBIOSUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0031955921     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070414     Document Type: Article

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