Environmental factors influencing the chaperone-like activity of α-crystallin

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 283-294

  Koretz, Jane F ^a   Doss, Ellen W ^a   Labutti, Jason N ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BUFFER; CHAPERONE; DIVALENT CATION; EDETIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; NONHUMAN; PH; POLARIMETRY; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RENATURATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0032078725     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(98)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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