Conformational diversity of acid-denatured cytochrome c studied by a matrix analysis of far-UV CD spectra

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 975-982

  Konno, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Cytochrome c; Preferential hydration; Singular value decomposition

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C; SORBITOL; TRIFLUOROETHANOL;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031976413     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070415     Document Type: Article

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