A specific hydrophobic core in the α-lactalbumin molten globule

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 280, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 175-182

  Wu, Lawren C ^a   Kim, Peter S ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disulfide bond; Effective concentration; Molten globule; Protein folding; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032479440     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1825     Document Type: Article

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